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16.9% higher in Wake Forest, North Carolina
than in Fort Wayne, Indiana

Insurance cost

	Fort Wayne, IN	Wake Forest, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	63	90.2	100	43.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Fort Wayne, IN	Wake Forest, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95	95.9	100	0.9%
Heart Failure	98.1	96.2	100	1.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.6	95.8	100	0.2%
Pneumonia	98.8	97.8	100	1.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Fort Wayne, IN	Wake Forest, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,927	$22,134	$23,281	0.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,763	$15,457	$16,237	1.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,158	$21,203	$22,499	0.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,621	$16,453	$17,007	1.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Fort Wayne, IN	Wake Forest, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.5%	6.0%	3.1%	500.0%
2015-2016	-12.7%	23.1%	12.5%	281.9%
2016-2017	-1.4%	39.6%	57.9%	2,928.6%
2017-2018	21.9%	15.5%	19.0%	29.2%
2018-2019	0.0%	-1.4%	-2.2%	∞%
Since 2014	3.4%	107.4%	113.3%	3,058.8%

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