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20.0% higher in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
than in Columbia, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Columbia, SC	Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	115.7	156.2	100	35.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Columbia, SC	Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.7	102.6	100	7.2%
Heart Failure	96.2	99.8	100	3.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.4	96	100	5.3%
Pneumonia	100.6	107.7	100	7.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Columbia, SC	Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,072	$23,675	$23,281	7.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,450	$16,036	$16,237	3.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,453	$21,262	$22,499	5.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,913	$18,107	$17,007	7.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Columbia, SC	Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	4.0%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	28.2%	9.3%	57.9%	67.0%
2017-2018	34.7%	26.1%	19.0%	24.8%
2018-2019	6.2%	1.2%	-2.2%	80.6%
Since 2014	103.7%	45.0%	113.3%	56.6%

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