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12.8% lower in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
than in Fairbanks, Alaska

Insurance cost

	Fairbanks, AK	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	138.2	101.7	100	26.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Fairbanks, AK	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	108.3	102	100	5.8%
Heart Failure	77.7	95.2	100	22.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	77.1	89.6	100	16.2%
Pneumonia	81.4	96.9	100	19.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Fairbanks, AK	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,985	$23,531	$23,281	5.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$12,490	$15,296	$16,237	22.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$17,067	$19,833	$22,499	16.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$13,690	$16,287	$17,007	19.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Fairbanks, AK	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	14.6%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	47.3%	11.1%	12.5%	76.5%
2016-2017	28.8%	28.2%	57.9%	2.1%
2017-2018	-21.6%	34.7%	19.0%	260.6%
2018-2019	-3.3%	6.2%	-2.2%	287.9%
Since 2014	64.8%	103.7%	113.3%	60.0%

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