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8.9% lower in Wake Forest, North Carolina
than in Petaluma, California

Insurance cost

	Petaluma, CA	Wake Forest, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	107.7	90.2	100	16.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Petaluma, CA	Wake Forest, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	99.4	95.9	100	3.5%
Heart Failure	100.3	96.2	100	4.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	93.4	95.8	100	2.6%
Pneumonia	95.5	97.8	100	2.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Petaluma, CA	Wake Forest, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,925	$22,134	$23,281	3.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,115	$15,457	$16,237	4.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,672	$21,203	$22,499	2.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,057	$16,453	$17,007	2.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Petaluma, CA	Wake Forest, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	6.0%	3.1%	50.0%
2015-2016	0.0%	23.1%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	39.6%	57.9%	325.8%
2017-2018	26.1%	15.5%	19.0%	40.6%
2018-2019	1.2%	-1.4%	-2.2%	216.7%
Since 2014	45.0%	107.4%	113.3%	138.7%

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