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Health
13.2% higher in Columbia, South Carolina
than in Gifford, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Gifford, SC	Columbia, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	96.2	115.7	100	20.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Gifford, SC	Columbia, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.7	95.7	100	3.0%
Heart Failure	86.1	96.2	100	11.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	89.8	101.4	100	12.9%
Pneumonia	94.7	100.6	100	6.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Gifford, SC	Columbia, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,777	$22,072	$23,281	3.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$13,836	$15,450	$16,237	11.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,892	$22,453	$22,499	12.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,929	$16,913	$17,007	6.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Gifford, SC	Columbia, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	0.0%	3.1%	NaN%
2015-2016	11.1%	11.1%	12.5%	0.0%
2016-2017	28.2%	28.2%	57.9%	0.0%
2017-2018	34.7%	34.7%	19.0%	0.0%
2018-2019	6.2%	6.2%	-2.2%	0.0%
Since 2014	103.7%	103.7%	113.3%	0.0%

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