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13.9% lower in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
than in Des Moines, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Des Moines, IA	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	137	101.7	100	25.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Des Moines, IA	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.1	102	100	8.4%
Heart Failure	95.8	95.2	100	0.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	88.5	89.6	100	1.2%
Pneumonia	94.7	96.9	100	2.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Des Moines, IA	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,724	$23,531	$23,281	8.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,395	$15,296	$16,237	0.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,585	$19,833	$22,499	1.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,918	$16,287	$17,007	2.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Des Moines, IA	Myrtle Beach, 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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