Asheville, North Carolina vs. Fort Myers, Florida

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Health
  1.8% higher in Fort Myers, Florida
than in Asheville, North Carolina
   Insurance cost
Asheville, NCFort Myers, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.5129100  1.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Asheville, NCFort Myers, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack92.1106.4100  15.5%
Heart Failure101.2103.4100  2.2%
Hip Knee Replacement101.8105.4100  3.5%
Pneumonia104106.2100  2.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Asheville, NCFort Myers, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,250$24,553$23,281  15.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,266$16,620$16,237  2.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,542$23,328$22,499  3.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,495$17,852$17,007  2.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Asheville, NCFort Myers, 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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