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WINSTON SALEM vs. LAKE WALES
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Winston-Salem, North Carolina vs. Lake Wales, Florida

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7.1% lower in Lake Wales, Florida
than in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Winston-Salem, NC	Lake Wales, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	114.8	91	100	20.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Winston-Salem, NC	Lake Wales, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	89.2	99.5	100	11.5%
Heart Failure	95.1	105	100	10.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	93.1	104.5	100	12.2%
Pneumonia	96.5	97.7	100	1.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Winston-Salem, NC	Lake Wales, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,577	$22,951	$23,281	11.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,276	$16,864	$16,237	10.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,602	$23,134	$22,499	12.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,221	$16,425	$17,007	1.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Winston-Salem, NC	Lake Wales, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	6.0%	3.1%	0.0%
2015-2016	23.1%	1.8%	12.5%	92.2%
2016-2017	39.6%	15.3%	57.9%	61.4%
2017-2018	15.5%	40.8%	19.0%	163.2%
2018-2019	-1.4%	2.4%	-2.2%	271.4%
Since 2014	107.4%	79.3%	113.3%	26.2%

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