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2.3% lower in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
than in Birmingham, Alabama

Insurance cost

	Birmingham, AL	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.8	101.7	100	0.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Birmingham, AL	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.2	102	100	4.9%
Heart Failure	101.8	95.2	100	6.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	103.9	89.6	100	13.8%
Pneumonia	104.7	96.9	100	7.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Birmingham, AL	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,431	$23,531	$23,281	4.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,360	$15,296	$16,237	6.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,011	$19,833	$22,499	13.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,608	$16,287	$17,007	7.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Birmingham, 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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