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17.6% higher in Blowing Rock, North Carolina
than in Destin, Florida

Insurance cost

	Destin, FL	Blowing Rock, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	94.4	132.8	100	40.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Destin, FL	Blowing Rock, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	99.3	92.5	100	6.8%
Heart Failure	100.1	100.7	100	0.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	103.2	96.5	100	6.5%
Pneumonia	95.4	96.6	100	1.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Destin, FL	Blowing Rock, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,909	$21,337	$23,281	6.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,077	$16,173	$16,237	0.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,852	$21,370	$22,499	6.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,046	$16,245	$17,007	1.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Destin, FL	Blowing Rock, 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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