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23.7% lower in Kalamazoo, Michigan
than in Fort Myers, Florida

Insurance cost

	Fort Myers, FL	Kalamazoo, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	129	87.3	100	32.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Fort Myers, FL	Kalamazoo, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	106.4	95.5	100	10.2%
Heart Failure	103.4	98.3	100	4.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	105.4	81.8	100	22.4%
Pneumonia	106.2	96.9	100	8.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Fort Myers, FL	Kalamazoo, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,553	$22,044	$23,281	10.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,620	$15,790	$16,237	5.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,328	$18,107	$22,499	22.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,852	$16,293	$17,007	8.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Fort Myers, FL	Kalamazoo, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	0.4%	3.1%	93.3%
2015-2016	1.8%	2.0%	12.5%	11.1%
2016-2017	15.3%	6.9%	57.9%	54.9%
2017-2018	40.8%	37.1%	19.0%	9.1%
2018-2019	2.4%	0.5%	-2.2%	79.2%
Since 2014	79.3%	50.8%	113.3%	35.9%

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