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11.1% lower in Wake Forest, North Carolina
than in Orono, Maine

Insurance cost

	Orono, ME	Wake Forest, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	113.2	90.2	100	20.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Orono, ME	Wake Forest, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	92.1	95.9	100	4.1%
Heart Failure	92.4	96.2	100	4.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.1	95.8	100	5.2%
Pneumonia	99	97.8	100	1.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Orono, ME	Wake Forest, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,247	$22,134	$23,281	4.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,846	$15,457	$16,237	4.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,377	$21,203	$22,499	5.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,647	$16,453	$17,007	1.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Orono, ME	Wake Forest, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.2%	6.0%	3.1%	600.0%
2015-2016	4.4%	23.1%	12.5%	425.0%
2016-2017	14.9%	39.6%	57.9%	165.8%
2017-2018	52.7%	15.5%	19.0%	70.6%
2018-2019	-7.5%	-1.4%	-2.2%	81.3%
Since 2014	67.4%	107.4%	113.3%	59.3%

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