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2.6% lower in Surfside Beach, South Carolina
than in Chattanooga, Tennessee

Insurance cost

	Chattanooga, TN	Surfside Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.4	101.7	100	1.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Chattanooga, TN	Surfside Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104.3	102	100	2.2%
Heart Failure	101.7	95.2	100	6.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	97.5	89.6	100	8.1%
Pneumonia	109	96.9	100	11.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Chattanooga, TN	Surfside Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,078	$23,531	$23,281	2.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,335	$15,296	$16,237	6.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,587	$19,833	$22,499	8.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,334	$16,287	$17,007	11.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Chattanooga, TN	Surfside Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	18.3%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	23.2%	11.1%	12.5%	52.2%
2016-2017	64.5%	28.2%	57.9%	56.3%
2017-2018	57.4%	34.7%	19.0%	39.5%
2018-2019	-26.2%	6.2%	-2.2%	123.7%
Since 2014	178.2%	103.7%	113.3%	41.8%

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