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21.0% lower in Helena-West Helena, Arkansas
than in Columbia, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Columbia, SC	Helena-West Helena, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	115.7	72.7	100	37.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Columbia, SC	Helena-West Helena, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.7	100.8	100	5.3%
Heart Failure	96.2	89.4	100	7.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.4	101.1	100	0.3%
Pneumonia	100.6	85.9	100	14.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Columbia, SC	Helena-West Helena, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,072	$23,256	$23,281	5.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,450	$14,371	$16,237	7.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,453	$22,372	$22,499	0.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,913	$14,442	$17,007	14.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Columbia, SC	Helena-West Helena, AR	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	-3.1%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	4.6%	12.5%	58.6%
2016-2017	28.2%	-5.7%	57.9%	120.2%
2017-2018	34.7%	29.5%	19.0%	15.0%
2018-2019	6.2%	3.8%	-2.2%	38.7%
Since 2014	103.7%	28.6%	113.3%	72.4%

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