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Columbia, South Carolina vs. Lake Wales, Florida

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Health
  10.0% lower in Lake Wales, Florida
than in Columbia, South Carolina
   Insurance cost
Columbia, SCLake Wales, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium115.791100  21.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Columbia, SCLake Wales, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack95.799.5100  4.0%
Heart Failure96.2105100  9.1%
Hip Knee Replacement101.4104.5100  3.1%
Pneumonia100.697.7100  2.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Columbia, SCLake Wales, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,072$22,951$23,281  4.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,450$16,864$16,237  9.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,453$23,134$22,499  3.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,913$16,425$17,007  2.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Columbia, SCLake Wales, FLU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20150.0%6.0%3.1%  ∞%
2015-201611.1%1.8%12.5%  83.8%
2016-201728.2%15.3%57.9%  45.7%
2017-201834.7%40.8%19.0%  17.6%
2018-20196.2%2.4%-2.2%  61.3%
Since 2014103.7%79.3%113.3%  23.5%
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