Kodiak, Alaska vs. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

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Health
  15.2% lower in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
than in Kodiak, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Kodiak, AKMyrtle Beach, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium138.2101.7100  26.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Kodiak, AKMyrtle Beach, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack101.5102100  0.5%
Heart Failure89.395.2100  6.6%
Hip Knee Replacement83.689.6100  7.2%
Pneumonia109.496.9100  11.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Kodiak, AKMyrtle Beach, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,416$23,531$23,281  0.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,346$15,296$16,237  6.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,515$19,833$22,499  7.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,395$16,287$17,007  11.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Kodiak, AKMyrtle Beach, SCU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%0.0%3.1%  100.0%
2015-201647.3%11.1%12.5%  76.5%
2016-201728.8%28.2%57.9%  2.1%
2017-2018-21.6%34.7%19.0%  260.6%
2018-2019-3.3%6.2%-2.2%  287.9%
Since 201464.8%103.7%113.3%  60.0%
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