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15.4% lower in Merrillville, Indiana
than in Fort Wright, Kentucky

Insurance cost

	Fort Wright, KY	Merrillville, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	99.6	63	100	36.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Fort Wright, KY	Merrillville, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	92.5	107.9	100	16.6%
Heart Failure	109.1	110.5	100	1.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	103.5	101.8	100	1.6%
Pneumonia	103.7	109.2	100	5.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Fort Wright, KY	Merrillville, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,339	$24,888	$23,281	16.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,526	$17,759	$16,237	1.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,918	$22,531	$22,499	1.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,432	$18,369	$17,007	5.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Fort Wright, KY	Merrillville, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	7.7%	-1.5%	3.1%	119.5%
2015-2016	-1.9%	-12.7%	12.5%	568.4%
2016-2017	10.7%	-1.4%	57.9%	113.1%
2017-2018	46.0%	21.9%	19.0%	52.4%
2018-2019	9.0%	0.0%	-2.2%	100.0%
Since 2014	86.2%	3.4%	113.3%	96.1%

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