Charleston, South Carolina vs. Spirit Lake, Iowa

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Health
  25.2% higher in Spirit Lake, Iowa
than in Charleston, South Carolina
   Insurance cost
Charleston, SCSpirit Lake, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium96151.8100  58.1%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Charleston, SCSpirit Lake, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack104.598.7100  5.6%
Heart Failure104.286.3100  17.2%
Hip Knee Replacement93.496.1100  2.9%
Pneumonia101.486.6100  14.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Charleston, SCSpirit Lake, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,122$22,772$23,281  5.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,748$13,872$16,237  17.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,687$21,281$22,499  2.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,046$14,566$17,007  14.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Charleston, SCSpirit Lake, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20150.0%4.7%3.1%  ∞%
2015-201611.1%13.2%12.5%  18.9%
2016-201728.2%26.3%57.9%  6.7%
2017-201834.7%88.1%19.0%  153.9%
2018-20196.2%6.9%-2.2%  11.3%
Since 2014103.7%201.2%113.3%  94.0%
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