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4.8% lower in Petersburg, Virginia
than in Columbia, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Columbia, SC	Petersburg, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	115.7	95.8	100	17.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Columbia, SC	Petersburg, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.7	113.3	100	18.4%
Heart Failure	96.2	104.1	100	8.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.4	102.5	100	1.1%
Pneumonia	100.6	113.1	100	12.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Columbia, SC	Petersburg, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,072	$26,153	$23,281	18.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,450	$16,732	$16,237	8.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,453	$22,696	$22,499	1.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,913	$19,012	$17,007	12.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Columbia, SC	Petersburg, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	3.3%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	3.9%	12.5%	64.9%
2016-2017	28.2%	10.3%	57.9%	63.5%
2017-2018	34.7%	66.1%	19.0%	90.5%
2018-2019	6.2%	3.7%	-2.2%	40.3%
Since 2014	103.7%	104.0%	113.3%	0.3%

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