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20.4% higher in Bar Harbor, Maine
than in Charleston, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Charleston, SC	Bar Harbor, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	96	137.6	100	43.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Charleston, SC	Bar Harbor, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104.5	88.5	100	15.3%
Heart Failure	104.2	104.7	100	0.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	93.4	103.5	100	10.8%
Pneumonia	101.4	103.4	100	2.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Charleston, SC	Bar Harbor, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,122	$20,430	$23,281	15.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,748	$16,818	$16,237	0.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,687	$22,921	$22,499	10.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,046	$17,379	$17,007	2.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Charleston, SC	Bar Harbor, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	-1.2%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	4.4%	12.5%	60.4%
2016-2017	28.2%	14.9%	57.9%	47.2%
2017-2018	34.7%	52.7%	19.0%	51.9%
2018-2019	6.2%	-7.5%	-2.2%	221.0%
Since 2014	103.7%	67.4%	113.3%	35.0%

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