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33.8% higher in Emerald Isle, North Carolina
than in Dexter, Michigan

Insurance cost

	Dexter, MI	Emerald Isle, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	72.2	134.2	100	85.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Dexter, MI	Emerald Isle, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.5	99.8	100	2.6%
Heart Failure	104.3	92.3	100	11.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	96.3	92.8	100	3.6%
Pneumonia	97.4	98.2	100	0.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Dexter, MI	Emerald Isle, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,641	$23,037	$23,281	2.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,754	$14,831	$16,237	11.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,310	$20,553	$22,499	3.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,376	$16,515	$17,007	0.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Dexter, MI	Emerald Isle, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.4%	6.0%	3.1%	1,400.0%
2015-2016	2.0%	23.1%	12.5%	1,055.0%
2016-2017	6.9%	39.6%	57.9%	473.9%
2017-2018	37.1%	15.5%	19.0%	58.2%
2018-2019	0.5%	-1.4%	-2.2%	380.0%
Since 2014	50.8%	107.4%	113.3%	111.4%

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