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Health
6.5% higher in James Island, South Carolina
than in Durham, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Durham, NC	James Island, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	92.3	96	100	4.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Durham, NC	James Island, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	90.4	104.5	100	15.6%
Heart Failure	90.3	104.2	100	15.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	92.4	93.4	100	1.1%
Pneumonia	96	101.4	100	5.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Durham, NC	James Island, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,852	$24,122	$23,281	15.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,514	$16,748	$16,237	15.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,454	$20,687	$22,499	1.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,141	$17,046	$17,007	5.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Durham, NC	James Island, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	23.1%	11.1%	12.5%	51.9%
2016-2017	39.6%	28.2%	57.9%	28.8%
2017-2018	15.5%	34.7%	19.0%	123.9%
2018-2019	-1.4%	6.2%	-2.2%	542.9%
Since 2014	107.4%	103.7%	113.3%	3.4%

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