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10.9% lower in Port St. Lucie, Florida
than in Murphy, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Murphy, NC	Port St. Lucie, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	131.5	96.2	100	26.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Murphy, NC	Port St. Lucie, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.2	102.7	100	4.6%
Heart Failure	99.3	105.4	100	6.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	98.1	115.4	100	17.6%
Pneumonia	101.8	113.3	100	11.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Murphy, NC	Port St. Lucie, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,664	$23,688	$23,281	4.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,961	$16,942	$16,237	6.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,720	$25,545	$22,499	17.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,120	$19,048	$17,007	11.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Murphy, NC	Port St. Lucie, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	6.0%	3.1%	0.0%
2015-2016	23.1%	1.8%	12.5%	92.2%
2016-2017	39.6%	15.3%	57.9%	61.4%
2017-2018	15.5%	40.8%	19.0%	163.2%
2018-2019	-1.4%	2.4%	-2.2%	271.4%
Since 2014	107.4%	79.3%	113.3%	26.2%

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