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23.8% higher in Hickory, North Carolina
than in Palm Coast, Florida

Insurance cost

	Palm Coast, FL	Hickory, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	95	145.7	100	53.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Palm Coast, FL	Hickory, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.3	98.7	100	2.6%
Heart Failure	100.8	98.2	100	2.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	105	98.6	100	6.1%
Pneumonia	104.3	103.8	100	0.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Palm Coast, FL	Hickory, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,368	$22,777	$23,281	2.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,191	$15,778	$16,237	2.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,250	$21,834	$22,499	6.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,545	$17,453	$17,007	0.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Palm Coast, FL	Hickory, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	6.0%	3.1%	0.0%
2015-2016	1.8%	23.1%	12.5%	1,183.3%
2016-2017	15.3%	39.6%	57.9%	158.8%
2017-2018	40.8%	15.5%	19.0%	62.0%
2018-2019	2.4%	-1.4%	-2.2%	158.3%
Since 2014	79.3%	107.4%	113.3%	35.4%

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