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15.3% lower in Ashland, Wisconsin
than in Surf City, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Surf City, NC	Ashland, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	147.2	115	100	21.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Surf City, NC	Ashland, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	99.7	90.8	100	8.9%
Heart Failure	102.6	92.1	100	10.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.6	98.7	100	3.2%
Pneumonia	93.6	83.4	100	10.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Surf City, NC	Ashland, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,995	$20,958	$23,281	8.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,479	$14,805	$16,237	10.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,174	$21,849	$22,499	3.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,743	$14,027	$17,007	10.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Surf City, NC	Ashland, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	2.7%	3.1%	55.0%
2015-2016	23.1%	4.2%	12.5%	81.8%
2016-2017	39.6%	15.4%	57.9%	61.1%
2017-2018	15.5%	54.6%	19.0%	252.3%
2018-2019	-1.4%	-5.6%	-2.2%	300.0%
Since 2014	107.4%	80.2%	113.3%	25.3%

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