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11.2% lower in Punta Gorda, Florida
than in Elkin, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Elkin, NC	Punta Gorda, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	114.8	84.3	100	26.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Elkin, NC	Punta Gorda, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96.8	99.6	100	2.9%
Heart Failure	98	109.2	100	11.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	100	103.1	100	3.1%
Pneumonia	94.4	110.8	100	17.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Elkin, NC	Punta Gorda, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,335	$22,987	$23,281	2.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,742	$17,540	$16,237	11.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,143	$22,820	$22,499	3.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,870	$18,625	$17,007	17.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Elkin, NC	Punta Gorda, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	6.0%	3.1%	0.0%
2015-2016	23.1%	1.8%	12.5%	92.2%
2016-2017	39.6%	15.3%	57.9%	61.4%
2017-2018	15.5%	40.8%	19.0%	163.2%
2018-2019	-1.4%	2.4%	-2.2%	271.4%
Since 2014	107.4%	79.3%	113.3%	26.2%

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