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18.9% higher in Emerald Isle, North Carolina
than in Bluffton, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Bluffton, SC	Emerald Isle, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	103.1	134.2	100	30.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bluffton, SC	Emerald Isle, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	89.5	99.8	100	11.5%
Heart Failure	82	92.3	100	12.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	94.4	92.8	100	1.7%
Pneumonia	92.8	98.2	100	5.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bluffton, SC	Emerald Isle, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,655	$23,037	$23,281	11.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$13,179	$14,831	$16,237	12.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,900	$20,553	$22,499	1.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,599	$16,515	$17,007	5.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bluffton, SC	Emerald Isle, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	6.0%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	23.1%	12.5%	108.1%
2016-2017	28.2%	39.6%	57.9%	40.4%
2017-2018	34.7%	15.5%	19.0%	55.3%
2018-2019	6.2%	-1.4%	-2.2%	122.6%
Since 2014	103.7%	107.4%	113.3%	3.6%

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