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13.9% lower in Traverse City, Michigan
than in Lake Wales, Florida

Insurance cost

	Lake Wales, FL	Traverse City, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	91	78.5	100	13.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Lake Wales, FL	Traverse City, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	99.5	89.4	100	10.2%
Heart Failure	105	95.3	100	9.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	104.5	76.8	100	26.5%
Pneumonia	97.7	97.8	100	0.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Lake Wales, FL	Traverse City, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,951	$20,626	$23,281	10.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,864	$15,311	$16,237	9.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,134	$17,004	$22,499	26.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,425	$16,442	$17,007	0.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Lake Wales, FL	Traverse City, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	0.4%	3.1%	93.3%
2015-2016	1.8%	2.0%	12.5%	11.1%
2016-2017	15.3%	6.9%	57.9%	54.9%
2017-2018	40.8%	37.1%	19.0%	9.1%
2018-2019	2.4%	0.5%	-2.2%	79.2%
Since 2014	79.3%	50.8%	113.3%	35.9%

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