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12.2% lower in Whitefish, Montana
than in West Jefferson, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	West Jefferson, NC	Whitefish, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	132.8	105	100	20.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	West Jefferson, NC	Whitefish, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	86.4	95.7	100	10.8%
Heart Failure	89.7	94.4	100	5.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	100.4	84.7	100	15.6%
Pneumonia	78.8	90.8	100	15.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	West Jefferson, NC	Whitefish, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$19,933	$22,073	$23,281	10.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,417	$15,163	$16,237	5.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,225	$18,761	$22,499	15.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$13,243	$15,274	$17,007	15.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	West Jefferson, NC	Whitefish, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	-5.5%	3.1%	191.7%
2015-2016	23.1%	34.7%	12.5%	50.2%
2016-2017	39.6%	44.4%	57.9%	12.1%
2017-2018	15.5%	12.9%	19.0%	16.8%
2018-2019	-1.4%	6.9%	-2.2%	592.9%
Since 2014	107.4%	121.7%	113.3%	13.3%

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