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10.2% lower in Lake Wales, Florida
than in DeKalb, Illinois

Insurance cost

	DeKalb, IL	Lake Wales, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	119	91	100	23.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	DeKalb, IL	Lake Wales, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.1	99.5	100	1.6%
Heart Failure	98.7	105	100	6.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	84.1	104.5	100	24.3%
Pneumonia	105.4	97.7	100	7.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	DeKalb, IL	Lake Wales, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,320	$22,951	$23,281	1.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,865	$16,864	$16,237	6.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,630	$23,134	$22,499	24.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,726	$16,425	$17,007	7.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	DeKalb, IL	Lake Wales, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	6.0%	3.1%	93.5%
2015-2016	9.0%	1.8%	12.5%	80.0%
2016-2017	38.0%	15.3%	57.9%	59.7%
2017-2018	38.1%	40.8%	19.0%	7.1%
2018-2019	-1.6%	2.4%	-2.2%	250.0%
Since 2014	110.6%	79.3%	113.3%	28.3%

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