Myrtle Beach, South Carolina vs. Galveston, Texas

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Health
  2.2% higher in Galveston, Texas
than in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
   Insurance cost
Myrtle Beach, SCGalveston, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium101.794.2100  7.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Myrtle Beach, SCGalveston, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102105.9100  3.8%
Heart Failure95.2109.4100  14.9%
Hip Knee Replacement89.6105.6100  17.9%
Pneumonia96.9114.4100  18.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Myrtle Beach, SCGalveston, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,531$24,444$23,281  3.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,296$17,580$16,237  14.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$19,833$23,385$22,499  17.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,287$19,245$17,007  18.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Myrtle Beach, SCGalveston, TXU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20150.0%3.2%3.1%  ∞%
2015-201611.1%5.1%12.5%  54.1%
2016-201728.2%19.0%57.9%  32.6%
2017-201834.7%35.6%19.0%  2.6%
2018-20196.2%2.3%-2.2%  62.9%
Since 2014103.7%79.0%113.3%  23.8%
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