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12.4% lower in St. Simons, Georgia
than in Charleston, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Charleston, SC	St. Simons, GA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	96	77.5	100	19.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Charleston, SC	St. Simons, GA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104.5	96.8	100	7.4%
Heart Failure	104.2	91.8	100	11.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	93.4	96.3	100	3.1%
Pneumonia	101.4	88.3	100	12.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Charleston, SC	St. Simons, GA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,122	$22,343	$23,281	7.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,748	$14,757	$16,237	11.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,687	$21,324	$22,499	3.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,046	$14,854	$17,007	12.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Charleston, SC	St. Simons, GA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	-6.9%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	5.9%	12.5%	46.8%
2016-2017	28.2%	17.1%	57.9%	39.4%
2017-2018	34.7%	43.8%	19.0%	26.2%
2018-2019	6.2%	0.8%	-2.2%	87.1%
Since 2014	103.7%	67.4%	113.3%	35.0%

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