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Winston-Salem, North Carolina vs. Altoona, Pennsylvania

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Health
  19.5% lower in Altoona, Pennsylvania
than in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
   Insurance cost
Winston-Salem, NCAltoona, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium114.863.9100  44.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Winston-Salem, NCAltoona, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack89.2109.1100  22.3%
Heart Failure95.1107.2100  12.7%
Hip Knee Replacement93.197100  4.2%
Pneumonia96.5100100  3.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Winston-Salem, NCAltoona, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$20,577$25,170$23,281  22.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,276$17,221$16,237  12.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,602$21,481$22,499  4.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,221$16,822$17,007  3.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Winston-Salem, NCAltoona, PAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20156.0%-1.7%3.1%  128.3%
2015-201623.1%10.6%12.5%  54.1%
2016-201739.6%52.3%57.9%  32.1%
2017-201815.5%45.2%19.0%  191.6%
2018-2019-1.4%-15.8%-2.2%  1,028.6%
Since 2014107.4%102.5%113.3%  4.6%
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