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18.9% lower in Houston, Texas
than in Sugar Mountain, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Sugar Mountain, NC	Houston, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	131.5	75.4	100	42.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Sugar Mountain, NC	Houston, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.9	106.5	100	8.8%
Heart Failure	92.3	112.9	100	22.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	98.8	103.2	100	4.5%
Pneumonia	93.1	124.1	100	33.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Sugar Mountain, NC	Houston, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,580	$24,565	$23,281	8.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,835	$18,146	$16,237	22.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,872	$22,855	$22,499	4.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,658	$20,870	$17,007	33.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Sugar Mountain, NC	Houston, TX	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	3.2%	3.1%	46.7%
2015-2016	23.1%	5.1%	12.5%	77.9%
2016-2017	39.6%	19.0%	57.9%	52.0%
2017-2018	15.5%	35.6%	19.0%	129.7%
2018-2019	-1.4%	2.3%	-2.2%	264.3%
Since 2014	107.4%	79.0%	113.3%	26.4%

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