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10.2% lower in Wake Forest, North Carolina
than in West Bend, Wisconsin

Insurance cost

	West Bend, WI	Wake Forest, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	107.9	90.2	100	16.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	West Bend, WI	Wake Forest, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102	95.9	100	6.0%
Heart Failure	98.1	96.2	100	1.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	99.8	95.8	100	4.0%
Pneumonia	96.7	97.8	100	1.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	West Bend, WI	Wake Forest, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,542	$22,134	$23,281	6.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,762	$15,457	$16,237	1.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,092	$21,203	$22,499	4.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,257	$16,453	$17,007	1.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	West Bend, WI	Wake Forest, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	2.7%	6.0%	3.1%	122.2%
2015-2016	4.2%	23.1%	12.5%	450.0%
2016-2017	15.4%	39.6%	57.9%	157.1%
2017-2018	54.6%	15.5%	19.0%	71.6%
2018-2019	-5.6%	-1.4%	-2.2%	75.0%
Since 2014	80.2%	107.4%	113.3%	33.9%

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