Louisville, Kentucky vs. Wake Forest, North Carolina

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Health
  8.4% higher in Wake Forest, North Carolina
than in Louisville, Kentucky
   Insurance cost
Louisville, KYWake Forest, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium7190.2100  27.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Louisville, KYWake Forest, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack99.295.9100  3.3%
Heart Failure104.796.2100  8.1%
Hip Knee Replacement97.595.8100  1.7%
Pneumonia107.497.8100  8.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Louisville, KYWake Forest, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,894$22,134$23,281  3.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,820$15,457$16,237  8.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,585$21,203$22,499  1.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,058$16,453$17,007  8.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Louisville, KYWake Forest, NCU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20157.7%6.0%3.1%  22.1%
2015-2016-1.9%23.1%12.5%  1,315.8%
2016-201710.7%39.6%57.9%  270.1%
2017-201846.0%15.5%19.0%  66.3%
2018-20199.0%-1.4%-2.2%  115.6%
Since 201486.2%107.4%113.3%  24.6%
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