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7.4% lower in Wake Forest, North Carolina
than in Columbia, Missouri

Insurance cost

	Columbia, MO	Wake Forest, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	99.6	90.2	100	9.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Columbia, MO	Wake Forest, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	106.9	95.9	100	10.3%
Heart Failure	102.2	96.2	100	5.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	95	95.8	100	0.8%
Pneumonia	103.7	97.8	100	5.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Columbia, MO	Wake Forest, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,673	$22,134	$23,281	10.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,421	$15,457	$16,237	5.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,027	$21,203	$22,499	0.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,444	$16,453	$17,007	5.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Columbia, MO	Wake Forest, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.0%	6.0%	3.1%	700.0%
2015-2016	10.6%	23.1%	12.5%	117.9%
2016-2017	18.5%	39.6%	57.9%	114.1%
2017-2018	42.2%	15.5%	19.0%	63.3%
2018-2019	-5.7%	-1.4%	-2.2%	75.4%
Since 2014	73.9%	107.4%	113.3%	45.3%

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