Northwest, North Carolina vs. Lake Wales, Florida

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Health
  20.1% lower in Lake Wales, Florida
than in Northwest, North Carolina
   Insurance cost
Northwest, NCLake Wales, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium147.291100  38.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Northwest, NCLake Wales, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack101.599.5100  2.0%
Heart Failure94.4105100  11.2%
Hip Knee Replacement87.7104.5100  19.2%
Pneumonia90.797.7100  7.7%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Northwest, NCLake Wales, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,430$22,951$23,281  2.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,173$16,864$16,237  11.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$19,407$23,134$22,499  19.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,246$16,425$17,007  7.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Northwest, NCLake Wales, FLU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20156.0%6.0%3.1%  0.0%
2015-201623.1%1.8%12.5%  92.2%
2016-201739.6%15.3%57.9%  61.4%
2017-201815.5%40.8%19.0%  163.2%
2018-2019-1.4%2.4%-2.2%  271.4%
Since 2014107.4%79.3%113.3%  26.2%
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