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Health
9.5% lower in Charleston, South Carolina
than in Americus, Georgia

Insurance cost

	Americus, GA	Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	110.9	96	100	13.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Americus, GA	Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.1	104.5	100	1.4%
Heart Failure	88.4	104.2	100	17.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	120.5	93.4	100	22.5%
Pneumonia	100.3	101.4	100	1.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Americus, GA	Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,784	$24,122	$23,281	1.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,199	$16,748	$16,237	18.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$26,674	$20,687	$22,499	22.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,871	$17,046	$17,007	1.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Americus, GA	Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-6.9%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	5.9%	11.1%	12.5%	88.1%
2016-2017	17.1%	28.2%	57.9%	64.9%
2017-2018	43.8%	34.7%	19.0%	20.8%
2018-2019	0.8%	6.2%	-2.2%	675.0%
Since 2014	67.4%	103.7%	113.3%	53.9%

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