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5.7% lower in Ashland, Kentucky
than in Bluffton, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Bluffton, SC	Ashland, KY	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	103.1	82.9	100	19.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bluffton, SC	Ashland, KY	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	89.5	97.6	100	9.1%
Heart Failure	82	100	100	22.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	94.4	101.3	100	7.3%
Pneumonia	92.8	100.9	100	8.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bluffton, SC	Ashland, KY	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,655	$22,518	$23,281	9.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$13,179	$16,060	$16,237	21.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,900	$22,421	$22,499	7.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,599	$16,969	$17,007	8.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bluffton, SC	Ashland, KY	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	7.7%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	-1.9%	12.5%	117.1%
2016-2017	28.2%	10.7%	57.9%	62.1%
2017-2018	34.7%	46.0%	19.0%	32.6%
2018-2019	6.2%	9.0%	-2.2%	45.2%
Since 2014	103.7%	86.2%	113.3%	16.9%

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