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18.1% higher in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina
than in West Union, West Virginia

Insurance cost

	West Union, WV	Ocean Isle Beach, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	105	147.2	100	40.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	West Union, WV	Ocean Isle Beach, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	99.3	101.5	100	2.2%
Heart Failure	99.3	94.4	100	4.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	100.8	87.7	100	13.0%
Pneumonia	95.2	90.7	100	4.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	West Union, WV	Ocean Isle Beach, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,915	$23,430	$23,281	2.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,963	$15,173	$16,237	4.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,307	$19,407	$22,499	13.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,015	$15,246	$17,007	4.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	West Union, WV	Ocean Isle Beach, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	2.8%	6.0%	3.1%	114.3%
2015-2016	24.2%	23.1%	12.5%	4.5%
2016-2017	31.5%	39.6%	57.9%	25.7%
2017-2018	15.5%	15.5%	19.0%	0.0%
2018-2019	9.4%	-1.4%	-2.2%	114.9%
Since 2014	112.1%	107.4%	113.3%	4.2%

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