Raleigh, North Carolina vs. Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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Health
  3.9% higher in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
than in Raleigh, North Carolina
   Insurance cost
Raleigh, NCFort Lauderdale, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium90.285100  5.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Raleigh, NCFort Lauderdale, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack95.9106.8100  11.4%
Heart Failure96.2110.9100  15.3%
Hip Knee Replacement95.8110100  14.8%
Pneumonia97.8106.7100  9.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Raleigh, NCFort Lauderdale, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,134$24,645$23,281  11.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,457$17,813$16,237  15.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,203$24,355$22,499  14.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,453$17,949$17,007  9.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Raleigh, NCFort Lauderdale, FLU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20156.0%6.0%3.1%  0.0%
2015-201623.1%1.8%12.5%  92.2%
2016-201739.6%15.3%57.9%  61.4%
2017-201815.5%40.8%19.0%  163.2%
2018-2019-1.4%2.4%-2.2%  271.4%
Since 2014107.4%79.3%113.3%  26.2%
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