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15.1% lower in Charleston, South Carolina
than in Elkins, West Virginia

Insurance cost

	Elkins, WV	Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	129.9	96	100	26.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Elkins, WV	Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	99.4	104.5	100	5.1%
Heart Failure	90.1	104.2	100	15.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	109.7	93.4	100	14.9%
Pneumonia	97.8	101.4	100	3.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Elkins, WV	Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,937	$24,122	$23,281	5.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,482	$16,748	$16,237	15.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,289	$20,687	$22,499	14.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,448	$17,046	$17,007	3.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Elkins, WV	Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	2.8%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	24.2%	11.1%	12.5%	54.1%
2016-2017	31.5%	28.2%	57.9%	10.5%
2017-2018	15.5%	34.7%	19.0%	123.9%
2018-2019	9.4%	6.2%	-2.2%	34.0%
Since 2014	112.1%	103.7%	113.3%	7.5%

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