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12.9% higher in Walnut Creek, California
than in Bluffton, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Bluffton, SC	Walnut Creek, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	103.1	119.2	100	15.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bluffton, SC	Walnut Creek, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	89.5	102.4	100	14.4%
Heart Failure	82	99.2	100	21.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	94.4	97.8	100	3.6%
Pneumonia	92.8	97.3	100	4.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bluffton, SC	Walnut Creek, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,655	$23,620	$23,281	14.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$13,179	$15,947	$16,237	21.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,900	$21,653	$22,499	3.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,599	$16,362	$17,007	4.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bluffton, SC	Walnut Creek, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	4.0%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	28.2%	9.3%	57.9%	67.0%
2017-2018	34.7%	26.1%	19.0%	24.8%
2018-2019	6.2%	1.2%	-2.2%	80.6%
Since 2014	103.7%	45.0%	113.3%	56.6%

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