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9.6% lower in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
than in Charleston, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Charleston, SC	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	96	82.7	100	13.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Charleston, SC	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104.5	95.7	100	8.4%
Heart Failure	104.2	89.3	100	14.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	93.4	100.2	100	7.3%
Pneumonia	101.4	86.7	100	14.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Charleston, SC	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,122	$22,082	$23,281	8.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,748	$14,349	$16,237	14.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,687	$22,178	$22,499	7.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,046	$14,573	$17,007	14.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Charleston, SC	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	0.4%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	2.0%	12.5%	82.0%
2016-2017	28.2%	6.9%	57.9%	75.5%
2017-2018	34.7%	37.1%	19.0%	6.9%
2018-2019	6.2%	0.5%	-2.2%	91.9%
Since 2014	103.7%	50.8%	113.3%	51.0%

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