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16.3% higher in Fort Walton Beach, Florida
than in Altoona, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Altoona, PA	Fort Walton Beach, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	63.9	94.4	100	47.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Altoona, PA	Fort Walton Beach, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	109.1	99.3	100	9.0%
Heart Failure	107.2	100.1	100	6.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	97	103.2	100	6.4%
Pneumonia	100	95.4	100	4.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Altoona, PA	Fort Walton Beach, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$25,170	$22,909	$23,281	9.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,221	$16,077	$16,237	6.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,481	$22,852	$22,499	6.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,822	$16,046	$17,007	4.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Altoona, PA	Fort Walton Beach, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.7%	6.0%	3.1%	452.9%
2015-2016	10.6%	1.8%	12.5%	83.0%
2016-2017	52.3%	15.3%	57.9%	70.7%
2017-2018	45.2%	40.8%	19.0%	9.7%
2018-2019	-15.8%	2.4%	-2.2%	115.2%
Since 2014	102.5%	79.3%	113.3%	22.6%

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