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Irvine, California vs. Wake Forest, North Carolina

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Health
  2.8% lower in Wake Forest, North Carolina
than in Irvine, California
   Insurance cost
Irvine, CAWake Forest, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium82.590.2100  9.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Irvine, CAWake Forest, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack104.495.9100  8.1%
Heart Failure112.396.2100  14.3%
Hip Knee Replacement108.995.8100  12.0%
Pneumonia117.197.8100  16.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Irvine, CAWake Forest, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,093$22,134$23,281  8.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$18,038$15,457$16,237  14.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$24,108$21,203$22,499  12.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$19,691$16,453$17,007  16.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Irvine, CAWake Forest, NCU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.0%6.0%3.1%  50.0%
2015-20160.0%23.1%12.5%  ∞%
2016-20179.3%39.6%57.9%  325.8%
2017-201826.1%15.5%19.0%  40.6%
2018-20191.2%-1.4%-2.2%  216.7%
Since 201445.0%107.4%113.3%  138.7%
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