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16.7% lower in Duluth, Minnesota
than in Charleston, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Charleston, SC	Duluth, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	96	63.7	100	33.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Charleston, SC	Duluth, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104.5	98.6	100	5.6%
Heart Failure	104.2	96.1	100	7.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	93.4	103	100	10.3%
Pneumonia	101.4	99.1	100	2.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Charleston, SC	Duluth, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,122	$22,758	$23,281	5.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,748	$15,444	$16,237	7.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,687	$22,797	$22,499	10.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,046	$16,672	$17,007	2.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Charleston, SC	Duluth, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	42.3%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	0.4%	12.5%	96.4%
2016-2017	28.2%	58.5%	57.9%	107.4%
2017-2018	34.7%	-6.6%	19.0%	119.0%
2018-2019	6.2%	-15.3%	-2.2%	346.8%
Since 2014	103.7%	79.1%	113.3%	23.7%

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