Amherst, New York vs. Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

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Health
  0.4% lower in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
than in Amherst, New York
   Insurance cost
Amherst, NYHilton Head Island, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium94.8103.1100  8.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Amherst, NYHilton Head Island, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack99.189.5100  9.7%
Heart Failure94.882100  13.5%
Hip Knee Replacement100.694.4100  6.2%
Pneumonia103.692.8100  10.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Amherst, NYHilton Head Island, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,862$20,655$23,281  9.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,231$13,179$16,237  13.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,271$20,900$22,499  6.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,416$15,599$17,007  10.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Amherst, NYHilton Head Island, SCU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201510.8%0.0%3.1%  100.0%
2015-20163.4%11.1%12.5%  226.5%
2016-201715.5%28.2%57.9%  81.9%
2017-201811.5%34.7%19.0%  201.7%
2018-201912.5%6.2%-2.2%  50.4%
Since 201465.9%103.7%113.3%  57.4%
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