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8.6% higher in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania
than in Charleston, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Charleston, SC	Pen Argyl, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	96	112.9	100	17.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Charleston, SC	Pen Argyl, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104.5	97.6	100	6.6%
Heart Failure	104.2	102.4	100	1.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	93.4	100.9	100	8.0%
Pneumonia	101.4	101.6	100	0.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Charleston, SC	Pen Argyl, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,122	$22,513	$23,281	6.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,748	$16,455	$16,237	1.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,687	$22,333	$22,499	8.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,046	$17,085	$17,007	0.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Charleston, SC	Pen Argyl, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	-1.7%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	10.6%	12.5%	4.5%
2016-2017	28.2%	52.3%	57.9%	85.5%
2017-2018	34.7%	45.2%	19.0%	30.3%
2018-2019	6.2%	-15.8%	-2.2%	354.8%
Since 2014	103.7%	102.5%	113.3%	1.2%

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