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2.8% lower in Banner Elk, North Carolina
than in Estero, Florida

Insurance cost

	Estero, FL	Banner Elk, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	129	131.5	100	1.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Estero, FL	Banner Elk, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	106.4	97.9	100	8.0%
Heart Failure	103.4	92.3	100	10.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	105.4	98.8	100	6.3%
Pneumonia	106.2	93.1	100	12.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Estero, FL	Banner Elk, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,553	$22,580	$23,281	8.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,620	$14,835	$16,237	10.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,328	$21,872	$22,499	6.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,852	$15,658	$17,007	12.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Estero, FL	Banner Elk, 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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