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Health
3.5% higher in West Bay Shore, New York
than in Columbia, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Columbia, SC	West Bay Shore, NY	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	115.7	113.2	100	2.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Columbia, SC	West Bay Shore, NY	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.7	107.3	100	12.1%
Heart Failure	96.2	110.2	100	14.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.4	111.9	100	10.4%
Pneumonia	100.6	103.4	100	2.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Columbia, SC	West Bay Shore, NY	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,072	$24,768	$23,281	12.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,450	$17,705	$16,237	14.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,453	$24,777	$22,499	10.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,913	$17,379	$17,007	2.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Columbia, SC	West Bay Shore, NY	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	10.8%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	3.4%	12.5%	69.4%
2016-2017	28.2%	15.5%	57.9%	45.0%
2017-2018	34.7%	11.5%	19.0%	66.9%
2018-2019	6.2%	12.5%	-2.2%	101.6%
Since 2014	103.7%	65.9%	113.3%	36.5%

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