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11.3% higher in Florence, South Carolina
than in Athens, Georgia

Insurance cost

	Athens, GA	Florence, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	82.9	105.8	100	27.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Athens, GA	Florence, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	89	90.9	100	2.1%
Heart Failure	94.1	93.1	100	1.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	100.6	92.9	100	7.7%
Pneumonia	97.3	93.2	100	4.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Athens, GA	Florence, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,530	$20,970	$23,281	2.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,113	$14,966	$16,237	1.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,270	$20,569	$22,499	7.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,359	$15,664	$17,007	4.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Athens, GA	Florence, 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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