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38.6% higher in Lake Lure, North Carolina
than in Traverse City, Michigan

Insurance cost

	Traverse City, MI	Lake Lure, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	78.5	131.5	100	67.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Traverse City, MI	Lake Lure, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	89.4	96.2	100	7.6%
Heart Failure	95.3	88.7	100	6.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	76.8	108.2	100	40.9%
Pneumonia	97.8	94	100	3.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Traverse City, MI	Lake Lure, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,626	$22,193	$23,281	7.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,311	$14,252	$16,237	6.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$17,004	$23,955	$22,499	40.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,442	$15,807	$17,007	3.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Traverse City, MI	Lake Lure, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.4%	6.0%	3.1%	1,400.0%
2015-2016	2.0%	23.1%	12.5%	1,055.0%
2016-2017	6.9%	39.6%	57.9%	473.9%
2017-2018	37.1%	15.5%	19.0%	58.2%
2018-2019	0.5%	-1.4%	-2.2%	380.0%
Since 2014	50.8%	107.4%	113.3%	111.4%

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