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Health
15.5% higher in North Pole, Alaska
than in Charleston, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Charleston, SC	North Pole, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	96	138.2	100	44.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Charleston, SC	North Pole, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104.5	108.3	100	3.6%
Heart Failure	104.2	77.7	100	25.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	93.4	77.1	100	17.5%
Pneumonia	101.4	81.4	100	19.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Charleston, SC	North Pole, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,122	$24,985	$23,281	3.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,748	$12,490	$16,237	25.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,687	$17,067	$22,499	17.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,046	$13,690	$17,007	19.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Charleston, SC	North Pole, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	14.6%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	47.3%	12.5%	326.1%
2016-2017	28.2%	28.8%	57.9%	2.1%
2017-2018	34.7%	-21.6%	19.0%	162.2%
2018-2019	6.2%	-3.3%	-2.2%	153.2%
Since 2014	103.7%	64.8%	113.3%	37.5%

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