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Health
  11.3% lower in Elgin, South Carolina
than in Hickory, North Carolina
   Insurance cost
Hickory, NCElgin, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium145.7117.1100  19.6%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Hickory, NCElgin, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98.796.6100  2.1%
Heart Failure98.296.5100  1.7%
Hip Knee Replacement98.6103.5100  5.0%
Pneumonia103.8106.4100  2.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Hickory, NCElgin, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,777$22,298$23,281  2.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,778$15,513$16,237  1.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,834$22,913$22,499  4.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,453$17,896$17,007  2.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Hickory, NCElgin, SCU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20156.0%0.0%3.1%  100.0%
2015-201623.1%11.1%12.5%  51.9%
2016-201739.6%28.2%57.9%  28.8%
2017-201815.5%34.7%19.0%  123.9%
2018-2019-1.4%6.2%-2.2%  542.9%
Since 2014107.4%103.7%113.3%  3.4%
   Health Insurance Premiums
      State average
Cost of Taxes