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6.7% higher in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
than in Gaithersburg, Maryland

Insurance cost

	Gaithersburg, MD	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	80.4	101.7	100	26.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Gaithersburg, MD	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.9	102	100	4.2%
Heart Failure	106.1	95.2	100	10.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	111.2	89.6	100	19.4%
Pneumonia	104.1	96.9	100	6.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Gaithersburg, MD	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,581	$23,531	$23,281	4.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,050	$15,296	$16,237	10.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,614	$19,833	$22,499	19.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,505	$16,287	$17,007	7.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Gaithersburg, MD	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	15.9%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	-0.4%	11.1%	12.5%	2,875.0%
2016-2017	25.2%	28.2%	57.9%	11.9%
2017-2018	53.1%	34.7%	19.0%	34.7%
2018-2019	-14.0%	6.2%	-2.2%	144.3%
Since 2014	90.5%	103.7%	113.3%	14.6%

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