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8.1% lower in Forked River, New Jersey
than in Bluffton, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Bluffton, SC	Forked River, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	103.1	66.8	100	35.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bluffton, SC	Forked River, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	89.5	113	100	26.3%
Heart Failure	82	116.2	100	41.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	94.4	107.8	100	14.2%
Pneumonia	92.8	109.9	100	18.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bluffton, SC	Forked River, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,655	$26,085	$23,281	26.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$13,179	$18,669	$16,237	41.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,900	$23,877	$22,499	14.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,599	$18,476	$17,007	18.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bluffton, SC	Forked River, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	-2.2%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	5.1%	12.5%	54.1%
2016-2017	28.2%	4.8%	57.9%	83.0%
2017-2018	34.7%	18.7%	19.0%	46.1%
2018-2019	6.2%	-14.8%	-2.2%	338.7%
Since 2014	103.7%	9.0%	113.3%	91.3%

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Bluffton, South Carolina vs. Forked River, New Jersey

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