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18.1% lower in Williamstown, Massachusetts
than in Columbia, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Columbia, SC	Williamstown, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	115.7	65.8	100	43.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Columbia, SC	Williamstown, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.7	106.7	100	11.5%
Heart Failure	96.2	102.4	100	6.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.4	119	100	17.4%
Pneumonia	100.6	103.5	100	2.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Columbia, SC	Williamstown, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,072	$24,612	$23,281	11.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,450	$16,447	$16,237	6.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,453	$26,337	$22,499	17.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,913	$17,398	$17,007	2.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Columbia, SC	Williamstown, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	-2.6%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	-1.5%	12.5%	113.5%
2016-2017	28.2%	-2.7%	57.9%	109.6%
2017-2018	34.7%	26.4%	19.0%	23.9%
2018-2019	6.2%	5.1%	-2.2%	17.7%
Since 2014	103.7%	23.9%	113.3%	77.0%

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