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5.0% lower in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
than in Auburn, Alabama

Insurance cost

	Auburn, AL	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	113.1	101.7	100	10.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Auburn, AL	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.5	102	100	4.6%
Heart Failure	88.2	95.2	100	7.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.1	89.6	100	5.8%
Pneumonia	95.5	96.9	100	1.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Auburn, AL	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,508	$23,531	$23,281	4.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,167	$15,296	$16,237	8.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,053	$19,833	$22,499	5.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,053	$16,287	$17,007	1.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Auburn, AL	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	12.5%	11.1%	12.5%	11.2%
2016-2017	57.9%	28.2%	57.9%	51.3%
2017-2018	19.0%	34.7%	19.0%	82.6%
2018-2019	-2.2%	6.2%	-2.2%	381.8%
Since 2014	113.3%	103.7%	113.3%	8.5%

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