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Health
10.7% lower in Shady Side, Maryland
than in Charleston, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Charleston, SC	Shady Side, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	96	80.4	100	16.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Charleston, SC	Shady Side, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104.5	96.7	100	7.5%
Heart Failure	104.2	96	100	7.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	93.4	93.1	100	0.3%
Pneumonia	101.4	93.6	100	7.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Charleston, SC	Shady Side, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,122	$22,319	$23,281	7.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,748	$15,419	$16,237	7.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,687	$20,608	$22,499	0.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,046	$15,735	$17,007	7.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Charleston, SC	Shady Side, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	15.9%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	-0.4%	12.5%	103.6%
2016-2017	28.2%	25.2%	57.9%	10.6%
2017-2018	34.7%	53.1%	19.0%	53.0%
2018-2019	6.2%	-14.0%	-2.2%	325.8%
Since 2014	103.7%	90.5%	113.3%	12.7%

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