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Health
5.5% lower in Melbourne, Florida
than in Fairfax, Virginia

Insurance cost

	Fairfax, VA	Melbourne, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.2	82.5	100	17.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Fairfax, VA	Melbourne, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.2	105.1	100	2.8%
Heart Failure	101.6	109.2	100	7.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	94.3	107.8	100	14.3%
Pneumonia	102.9	102.9	100	0.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Fairfax, VA	Melbourne, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,574	$24,263	$23,281	2.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,331	$17,540	$16,237	7.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,886	$23,876	$22,499	14.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,302	$17,311	$17,007	0.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Fairfax, VA	Melbourne, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.3%	6.0%	3.1%	81.8%
2015-2016	3.9%	1.8%	12.5%	53.8%
2016-2017	10.3%	15.3%	57.9%	48.5%
2017-2018	66.1%	40.8%	19.0%	38.3%
2018-2019	3.7%	2.4%	-2.2%	35.1%
Since 2014	104.0%	79.3%	113.3%	23.8%

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