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1.6% higher in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
than in Destin, Florida

Insurance cost

	Destin, FL	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	94.4	101.7	100	7.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Destin, FL	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	99.3	102	100	2.7%
Heart Failure	100.1	95.2	100	4.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	103.2	89.6	100	13.2%
Pneumonia	95.4	96.9	100	1.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Destin, FL	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,909	$23,531	$23,281	2.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,077	$15,296	$16,237	4.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,852	$19,833	$22,499	13.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,046	$16,287	$17,007	1.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Destin, FL	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	1.8%	11.1%	12.5%	516.7%
2016-2017	15.3%	28.2%	57.9%	84.3%
2017-2018	40.8%	34.7%	19.0%	15.0%
2018-2019	2.4%	6.2%	-2.2%	158.3%
Since 2014	79.3%	103.7%	113.3%	30.8%

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