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19.9% higher in Wake Forest, North Carolina
than in Elk River, Minnesota

Insurance cost

	Elk River, MN	Wake Forest, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	57.6	90.2	100	56.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Elk River, MN	Wake Forest, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	99.9	95.9	100	4.0%
Heart Failure	97.1	96.2	100	0.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	96.8	95.8	100	1.0%
Pneumonia	96.7	97.8	100	1.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Elk River, MN	Wake Forest, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,046	$22,134	$23,281	4.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,607	$15,457	$16,237	1.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,431	$21,203	$22,499	1.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,267	$16,453	$17,007	1.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Elk River, MN	Wake Forest, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	42.3%	6.0%	3.1%	85.8%
2015-2016	0.4%	23.1%	12.5%	5,675.0%
2016-2017	58.5%	39.6%	57.9%	32.3%
2017-2018	-6.6%	15.5%	19.0%	334.8%
2018-2019	-15.3%	-1.4%	-2.2%	90.8%
Since 2014	79.1%	107.4%	113.3%	35.8%

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