Hickory, Mississippi vs. Columbia, South Carolina

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Health
  5.5% higher in Columbia, South Carolina
than in Hickory, Mississippi
   Insurance cost
Hickory, MSColumbia, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium91.9115.7100  25.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Hickory, MSColumbia, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98.995.7100  3.2%
Heart Failure99.996.2100  3.7%
Hip Knee Replacement132.6101.4100  23.5%
Pneumonia103.8100.6100  3.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Hickory, MSColumbia, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,815$22,072$23,281  3.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,047$15,450$16,237  3.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$29,349$22,453$22,499  23.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,461$16,913$17,007  3.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Hickory, MSColumbia, SCU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-19.6%0.0%3.1%  100.0%
2015-2016-8.2%11.1%12.5%  235.4%
2016-201717.9%28.2%57.9%  57.5%
2017-201857.8%34.7%19.0%  40.0%
2018-20190.4%6.2%-2.2%  1,450.0%
Since 201437.8%103.7%113.3%  174.3%
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