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17.3% lower in Hamilton township (Mercer County), New Jersey
than in Columbia, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Columbia, SC	Hamilton township (Mercer County), NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	115.7	66.8	100	42.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Columbia, SC	Hamilton township (Mercer County), NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.7	112	100	17.0%
Heart Failure	96.2	114.3	100	18.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.4	105.3	100	3.8%
Pneumonia	100.6	113	100	12.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Columbia, SC	Hamilton township (Mercer County), NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,072	$25,837	$23,281	17.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,450	$18,372	$16,237	18.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,453	$23,302	$22,499	3.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,913	$19,007	$17,007	12.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Columbia, SC	Hamilton township (Mercer County), NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	-2.2%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	5.1%	12.5%	54.1%
2016-2017	28.2%	4.8%	57.9%	83.0%
2017-2018	34.7%	18.7%	19.0%	46.1%
2018-2019	6.2%	-14.8%	-2.2%	338.7%
Since 2014	103.7%	9.0%	113.3%	91.3%

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