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Health
2.2% lower in Costa Mesa, California
than in Charleston, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Charleston, SC	Costa Mesa, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	96	82.5	100	14.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Charleston, SC	Costa Mesa, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104.5	104.4	100	0.1%
Heart Failure	104.2	112.3	100	7.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	93.4	108.9	100	16.6%
Pneumonia	101.4	117.1	100	15.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Charleston, SC	Costa Mesa, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,122	$24,093	$23,281	0.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,748	$18,038	$16,237	7.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,687	$24,108	$22,499	16.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,046	$19,691	$17,007	15.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Charleston, SC	Costa Mesa, 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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