Bluffton, South Carolina vs. Palm Beach, Florida

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Health
  1.3% higher in Palm Beach, Florida
than in Bluffton, South Carolina
   Insurance cost
Bluffton, SCPalm Beach, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium103.186.8100  15.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Bluffton, SCPalm Beach, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack89.5106.4100  18.9%
Heart Failure82113.3100  38.2%
Hip Knee Replacement94.4112.9100  19.6%
Pneumonia92.8104.5100  12.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Bluffton, SCPalm Beach, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$20,655$24,541$23,281  18.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$13,179$18,210$16,237  38.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,900$25,003$22,499  19.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,599$17,565$17,007  12.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Bluffton, SCPalm Beach, FLU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20150.0%6.0%3.1%  ∞%
2015-201611.1%1.8%12.5%  83.8%
2016-201728.2%15.3%57.9%  45.7%
2017-201834.7%40.8%19.0%  17.6%
2018-20196.2%2.4%-2.2%  61.3%
Since 2014103.7%79.3%113.3%  23.5%
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