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Health
4.1% higher in Wake Forest, North Carolina
than in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Insurance cost

	Kalamazoo, MI	Wake Forest, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	87.3	90.2	100	3.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Kalamazoo, MI	Wake Forest, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.5	95.9	100	0.4%
Heart Failure	98.3	96.2	100	2.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	81.8	95.8	100	17.1%
Pneumonia	96.9	97.8	100	0.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Kalamazoo, MI	Wake Forest, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,044	$22,134	$23,281	0.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,790	$15,457	$16,237	2.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,107	$21,203	$22,499	17.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,293	$16,453	$17,007	1.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Kalamazoo, MI	Wake Forest, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.4%	6.0%	3.1%	1,400.0%
2015-2016	2.0%	23.1%	12.5%	1,055.0%
2016-2017	6.9%	39.6%	57.9%	473.9%
2017-2018	37.1%	15.5%	19.0%	58.2%
2018-2019	0.5%	-1.4%	-2.2%	380.0%
Since 2014	50.8%	107.4%	113.3%	111.4%

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