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10.1% lower in Port St. Lucie, Florida
than in Beech Mountain, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Beech Mountain, NC	Port St. Lucie, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	132.8	96.2	100	27.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Beech Mountain, NC	Port St. Lucie, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	92.5	102.7	100	11.0%
Heart Failure	100.7	105.4	100	4.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	96.5	115.4	100	19.6%
Pneumonia	96.6	113.3	100	17.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Beech Mountain, NC	Port St. Lucie, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,337	$23,688	$23,281	11.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,173	$16,942	$16,237	4.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,370	$25,545	$22,499	19.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,245	$19,048	$17,007	17.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Beech Mountain, NC	Port St. Lucie, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	6.0%	3.1%	0.0%
2015-2016	23.1%	1.8%	12.5%	92.2%
2016-2017	39.6%	15.3%	57.9%	61.4%
2017-2018	15.5%	40.8%	19.0%	163.2%
2018-2019	-1.4%	2.4%	-2.2%	271.4%
Since 2014	107.4%	79.3%	113.3%	26.2%

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