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13.0% lower in Gatlinburg, Tennessee
than in Waynesville, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Waynesville, NC	Gatlinburg, TN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	131.5	94.2	100	28.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Waynesville, NC	Gatlinburg, TN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.4	96.4	100	2.1%
Heart Failure	96.5	100	100	3.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	90.8	103.4	100	13.9%
Pneumonia	92.6	109.1	100	17.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Waynesville, NC	Gatlinburg, TN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,776	$22,256	$23,281	2.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,511	$16,069	$16,237	3.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,110	$22,899	$22,499	13.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,571	$18,352	$17,007	17.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Waynesville, NC	Gatlinburg, TN	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	18.3%	3.1%	205.0%
2015-2016	23.1%	23.2%	12.5%	0.4%
2016-2017	39.6%	64.5%	57.9%	62.9%
2017-2018	15.5%	57.4%	19.0%	270.3%
2018-2019	-1.4%	-26.2%	-2.2%	1,771.4%
Since 2014	107.4%	178.2%	113.3%	65.9%

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