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8.4% lower in Mountain Home, Arkansas
than in Merritt Island, Florida

Insurance cost

	Merritt Island, FL	Mountain Home, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	82.5	72.4	100	12.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Merritt Island, FL	Mountain Home, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	105.1	107.5	100	2.3%
Heart Failure	109.2	91.6	100	16.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	107.8	98	100	9.1%
Pneumonia	102.9	100.8	100	2.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Merritt Island, FL	Mountain Home, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,263	$24,811	$23,281	2.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,540	$14,718	$16,237	16.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,876	$21,705	$22,499	9.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,311	$16,947	$17,007	2.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Merritt Island, FL	Mountain Home, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	-3.1%	3.1%	151.7%
2015-2016	1.8%	4.6%	12.5%	155.6%
2016-2017	15.3%	-5.7%	57.9%	137.3%
2017-2018	40.8%	29.5%	19.0%	27.7%
2018-2019	2.4%	3.8%	-2.2%	58.3%
Since 2014	79.3%	28.6%	113.3%	63.9%

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