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14.1% higher in Columbia, South Carolina
than in Buckingham township (Bucks County), Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Buckingham township (Bucks County), PA	Columbia, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	89.3	115.7	100	29.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Buckingham township (Bucks County), PA	Columbia, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	100.6	95.7	100	4.9%
Heart Failure	104.1	96.2	100	7.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	90.6	101.4	100	11.9%
Pneumonia	104.6	100.6	100	3.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Buckingham township (Bucks County), PA	Columbia, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,221	$22,072	$23,281	4.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,731	$15,450	$16,237	7.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,048	$22,453	$22,499	12.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,581	$16,913	$17,007	3.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Buckingham township (Bucks County), PA	Columbia, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.7%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	10.6%	11.1%	12.5%	4.7%
2016-2017	52.3%	28.2%	57.9%	46.1%
2017-2018	45.2%	34.7%	19.0%	23.2%
2018-2019	-15.8%	6.2%	-2.2%	139.2%
Since 2014	102.5%	103.7%	113.3%	1.2%

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