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9.3% lower in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
than in Des Moines, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Des Moines, IA	Murrells Inlet, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	137	107.3	100	21.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Des Moines, IA	Murrells Inlet, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.1	104.2	100	10.7%
Heart Failure	95.8	95.3	100	0.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	88.5	100.9	100	14.0%
Pneumonia	94.7	100.3	100	5.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Des Moines, IA	Murrells Inlet, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,724	$24,034	$23,281	10.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,395	$15,317	$16,237	0.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,585	$22,338	$22,499	14.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,918	$16,862	$17,007	5.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Des Moines, IA	Murrells Inlet, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	13.2%	11.1%	12.5%	15.9%
2016-2017	26.3%	28.2%	57.9%	7.2%
2017-2018	88.1%	34.7%	19.0%	60.6%
2018-2019	6.9%	6.2%	-2.2%	10.1%
Since 2014	201.2%	103.7%	113.3%	48.5%

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