Portland, Maine vs. Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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Health
  2.1% higher in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
than in Portland, Maine
   Insurance cost
Portland, MEFort Lauderdale, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium93.185100  8.7%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Portland, MEFort Lauderdale, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98.1106.8100  8.9%
Heart Failure97.9110.9100  13.3%
Hip Knee Replacement91.5110100  20.2%
Pneumonia102.4106.7100  4.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Portland, MEFort Lauderdale, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,637$24,645$23,281  8.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,723$17,813$16,237  13.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,258$24,355$22,499  20.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,222$17,949$17,007  4.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Portland, MEFort Lauderdale, FLU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-1.2%6.0%3.1%  600.0%
2015-20164.4%1.8%12.5%  59.1%
2016-201714.9%15.3%57.9%  2.7%
2017-201852.7%40.8%19.0%  22.6%
2018-2019-7.5%2.4%-2.2%  132.0%
Since 201467.4%79.3%113.3%  17.7%
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