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10.5% higher in Topeka, Kansas
than in Wake Forest, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Wake Forest, NC	Topeka, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	90.2	104.2	100	15.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Wake Forest, NC	Topeka, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.9	106.8	100	11.4%
Heart Failure	96.2	108	100	12.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.8	90.6	100	5.4%
Pneumonia	97.8	108.2	100	10.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Wake Forest, NC	Topeka, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,134	$24,653	$23,281	11.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,457	$17,357	$16,237	12.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,203	$20,066	$22,499	5.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,453	$18,197	$17,007	10.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Wake Forest, NC	Topeka, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	-4.6%	3.1%	176.7%
2015-2016	23.1%	15.8%	12.5%	31.6%
2016-2017	39.6%	42.4%	57.9%	7.1%
2017-2018	15.5%	37.8%	19.0%	143.9%
2018-2019	-1.4%	6.6%	-2.2%	571.4%
Since 2014	107.4%	131.0%	113.3%	22.0%

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