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Health
13.4% higher in Lake Lure, North Carolina
than in Clearwater, Florida

Insurance cost

	Clearwater, FL	Lake Lure, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	93.7	131.5	100	40.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Clearwater, FL	Lake Lure, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.7	96.2	100	7.2%
Heart Failure	109.8	88.7	100	19.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	113	108.2	100	4.2%
Pneumonia	111.2	94	100	15.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Clearwater, FL	Lake Lure, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,926	$22,193	$23,281	7.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,644	$14,252	$16,237	19.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,022	$23,955	$22,499	4.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,696	$15,807	$17,007	15.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Clearwater, FL	Lake Lure, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	6.0%	3.1%	0.0%
2015-2016	1.8%	23.1%	12.5%	1,183.3%
2016-2017	15.3%	39.6%	57.9%	158.8%
2017-2018	40.8%	15.5%	19.0%	62.0%
2018-2019	2.4%	-1.4%	-2.2%	158.3%
Since 2014	79.3%	107.4%	113.3%	35.4%

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