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8.4% higher in Black Mountain, North Carolina
than in State College, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	State College, PA	Black Mountain, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	112.9	131.5	100	16.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	State College, PA	Black Mountain, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.4	92.1	100	3.5%
Heart Failure	104.7	101.2	100	3.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.7	101.8	100	6.4%
Pneumonia	111.6	104	100	6.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	State College, PA	Black Mountain, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,014	$21,250	$23,281	3.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,821	$16,266	$16,237	3.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,177	$22,542	$22,499	6.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,767	$17,495	$17,007	6.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	State College, PA	Black Mountain, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.7%	6.0%	3.1%	452.9%
2015-2016	10.6%	23.1%	12.5%	117.9%
2016-2017	52.3%	39.6%	57.9%	24.3%
2017-2018	45.2%	15.5%	19.0%	65.7%
2018-2019	-15.8%	-1.4%	-2.2%	91.1%
Since 2014	102.5%	107.4%	113.3%	4.8%

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