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8.4% higher in Charleston, South Carolina
than in Fords, New Jersey

Insurance cost

	Fords, NJ	Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	66.8	96	100	43.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Fords, NJ	Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	114.4	104.5	100	8.7%
Heart Failure	114.7	104.2	100	9.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	116.5	93.4	100	19.8%
Pneumonia	108.3	101.4	100	6.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Fords, NJ	Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$26,403	$24,122	$23,281	8.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$18,426	$16,748	$16,237	9.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,783	$20,687	$22,499	19.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,209	$17,046	$17,007	6.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Fords, NJ	Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.2%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	5.1%	11.1%	12.5%	117.6%
2016-2017	4.8%	28.2%	57.9%	487.5%
2017-2018	18.7%	34.7%	19.0%	85.6%
2018-2019	-14.8%	6.2%	-2.2%	141.9%
Since 2014	9.0%	103.7%	113.3%	1,052.2%

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