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11.3% lower in Gainesville, Florida
than in Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Pine Knoll Shores, NC	Gainesville, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	134.2	103.5	100	22.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Pine Knoll Shores, NC	Gainesville, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	99.8	99.5	100	0.3%
Heart Failure	92.3	102.8	100	11.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	92.8	103.9	100	12.0%
Pneumonia	98.2	94.8	100	3.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Pine Knoll Shores, NC	Gainesville, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,037	$22,957	$23,281	0.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,831	$16,523	$16,237	11.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,553	$23,001	$22,499	11.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,515	$15,942	$17,007	3.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Pine Knoll Shores, NC	Gainesville, 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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