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Hickory, North Carolina vs. Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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Health
  21.0% lower in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
than in Hickory, North Carolina
   Insurance cost
Hickory, NCFort Lauderdale, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium145.785100  41.7%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Hickory, NCFort Lauderdale, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98.7106.8100  8.2%
Heart Failure98.2110.9100  12.9%
Hip Knee Replacement98.6110100  11.6%
Pneumonia103.8106.7100  2.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Hickory, NCFort Lauderdale, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,777$24,645$23,281  8.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,778$17,813$16,237  12.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,834$24,355$22,499  11.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,453$17,949$17,007  2.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Hickory, NCFort Lauderdale, FLU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20156.0%6.0%3.1%  0.0%
2015-201623.1%1.8%12.5%  92.2%
2016-201739.6%15.3%57.9%  61.4%
2017-201815.5%40.8%19.0%  163.2%
2018-2019-1.4%2.4%-2.2%  271.4%
Since 2014107.4%79.3%113.3%  26.2%
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