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12.0% lower in Punta Gorda, Florida
than in Columbia, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Columbia, SC	Punta Gorda, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	115.7	84.3	100	27.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Columbia, SC	Punta Gorda, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.7	99.6	100	4.1%
Heart Failure	96.2	109.2	100	13.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.4	103.1	100	1.7%
Pneumonia	100.6	110.8	100	10.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Columbia, SC	Punta Gorda, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,072	$22,987	$23,281	4.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,450	$17,540	$16,237	13.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,453	$22,820	$22,499	1.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,913	$18,625	$17,007	10.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Columbia, SC	Punta Gorda, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	6.0%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	1.8%	12.5%	83.8%
2016-2017	28.2%	15.3%	57.9%	45.7%
2017-2018	34.7%	40.8%	19.0%	17.6%
2018-2019	6.2%	2.4%	-2.2%	61.3%
Since 2014	103.7%	79.3%	113.3%	23.5%

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