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Hickory, North Carolina vs. Goose Creek, South Carolina

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Health
  19.7% lower in Goose Creek, South Carolina
than in Hickory, North Carolina
   Insurance cost
Hickory, NCGoose Creek, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium145.798.8100  32.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Hickory, NCGoose Creek, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98.7102.2100  3.5%
Heart Failure98.297.6100  0.6%
Hip Knee Replacement98.693.4100  5.3%
Pneumonia103.898.7100  4.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Hickory, NCGoose Creek, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,777$23,579$23,281  3.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,778$15,676$16,237  0.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,834$20,671$22,499  5.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,453$16,597$17,007  4.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Hickory, NCGoose Creek, 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%
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