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Detroit, Michigan vs. Wake Forest, North Carolina

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Health
  10.6% higher in Wake Forest, North Carolina
than in Detroit, Michigan
   Insurance cost
Detroit, MIWake Forest, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium63.990.2100  41.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Detroit, MIWake Forest, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.395.9100  6.3%
Heart Failure106.896.2100  9.9%
Hip Knee Replacement104.995.8100  8.7%
Pneumonia10797.8100  8.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Detroit, MIWake Forest, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,610$22,134$23,281  6.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,168$15,457$16,237  10.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$23,215$21,203$22,499  8.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,993$16,453$17,007  8.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Detroit, MIWake Forest, NCU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20150.4%6.0%3.1%  1,400.0%
2015-20162.0%23.1%12.5%  1,055.0%
2016-20176.9%39.6%57.9%  473.9%
2017-201837.1%15.5%19.0%  58.2%
2018-20190.5%-1.4%-2.2%  380.0%
Since 201450.8%107.4%113.3%  111.4%
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