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15.3% higher in Banner Elk, North Carolina
than in Sanford, Florida

Insurance cost

	Sanford, FL	Banner Elk, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	89.1	131.5	100	47.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Sanford, FL	Banner Elk, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104.3	97.9	100	6.1%
Heart Failure	103.3	92.3	100	10.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	116.1	98.8	100	14.9%
Pneumonia	107.6	93.1	100	13.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Sanford, FL	Banner Elk, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,062	$22,580	$23,281	6.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,602	$14,835	$16,237	10.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,696	$21,872	$22,499	14.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,099	$15,658	$17,007	13.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Sanford, FL	Banner Elk, 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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