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Health
2.9% lower in Dickinson, North Dakota
than in Melbourne, Florida

Insurance cost

	Melbourne, FL	Dickinson, ND	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	82.5	93.7	100	13.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Melbourne, FL	Dickinson, ND	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	105.1	89.6	100	14.7%
Heart Failure	109.2	94.2	100	13.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	107.8	87.5	100	18.8%
Pneumonia	102.9	90.3	100	12.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Melbourne, FL	Dickinson, ND	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,263	$20,685	$23,281	14.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,540	$15,143	$16,237	13.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,876	$19,365	$22,499	18.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,311	$15,185	$17,007	12.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Melbourne, FL	Dickinson, ND	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	6.7%	3.1%	11.7%
2015-2016	1.8%	8.9%	12.5%	394.4%
2016-2017	15.3%	6.7%	57.9%	56.2%
2017-2018	40.8%	7.1%	19.0%	82.6%
2018-2019	2.4%	21.2%	-2.2%	783.3%
Since 2014	79.3%	60.9%	113.3%	23.2%

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