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10.7% lower in Port St. Lucie, Florida
than in Forest City, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Forest City, NC	Port St. Lucie, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	131.5	96.2	100	26.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Forest City, NC	Port St. Lucie, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96.2	102.7	100	6.8%
Heart Failure	88.7	105.4	100	18.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	108.2	115.4	100	6.7%
Pneumonia	94	113.3	100	20.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Forest City, NC	Port St. Lucie, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,193	$23,688	$23,281	6.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,252	$16,942	$16,237	18.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,955	$25,545	$22,499	6.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,807	$19,048	$17,007	20.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Forest City, NC	Port St. Lucie, 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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