Charlotte, North Carolina vs. Lake Forest, California

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Health
  4.1% lower in Lake Forest, California
than in Charlotte, North Carolina
   Insurance cost
Charlotte, NCLake Forest, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium102.982.5100  19.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Charlotte, NCLake Forest, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack95.1104.4100  9.8%
Heart Failure97.1112.3100  15.7%
Hip Knee Replacement96108.9100  13.4%
Pneumonia102.9117.1100  13.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Charlotte, NCLake Forest, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,943$24,093$23,281  9.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,602$18,038$16,237  15.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,251$24,108$22,499  13.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,311$19,691$17,007  13.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Charlotte, NCLake Forest, CAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20156.0%4.0%3.1%  33.3%
2015-201623.1%0.0%12.5%  100.0%
2016-201739.6%9.3%57.9%  76.5%
2017-201815.5%26.1%19.0%  68.4%
2018-2019-1.4%1.2%-2.2%  185.7%
Since 2014107.4%45.0%113.3%  58.1%
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