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13.2% lower in Surfside Beach, South Carolina
than in Effingham, Illinois

Insurance cost

	Effingham, IL	Surfside Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	135.1	101.7	100	24.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Effingham, IL	Surfside Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.9	102	100	6.4%
Heart Failure	88.4	95.2	100	7.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	89.8	89.6	100	0.2%
Pneumonia	94.9	96.9	100	2.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Effingham, IL	Surfside Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,136	$23,531	$23,281	6.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,201	$15,296	$16,237	7.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,880	$19,833	$22,499	0.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,962	$16,287	$17,007	2.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Effingham, IL	Surfside Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	9.0%	11.1%	12.5%	23.3%
2016-2017	38.0%	28.2%	57.9%	25.8%
2017-2018	38.1%	34.7%	19.0%	8.9%
2018-2019	-1.6%	6.2%	-2.2%	487.5%
Since 2014	110.6%	103.7%	113.3%	6.2%

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