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11.7% higher in Charleston, South Carolina
than in Hood River, Oregon

Insurance cost

	Hood River, OR	Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	79.5	96	100	20.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Hood River, OR	Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.8	104.5	100	10.2%
Heart Failure	94.6	104.2	100	10.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	106.6	93.4	100	12.4%
Pneumonia	79.1	101.4	100	28.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Hood River, OR	Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,875	$24,122	$23,281	10.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,196	$16,748	$16,237	10.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,590	$20,687	$22,499	12.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$13,296	$17,046	$17,007	28.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Hood River, OR	Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	2.8%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	22.9%	11.1%	12.5%	51.5%
2016-2017	27.0%	28.2%	57.9%	4.4%
2017-2018	19.0%	34.7%	19.0%	82.6%
2018-2019	7.0%	6.2%	-2.2%	11.4%
Since 2014	104.1%	103.7%	113.3%	0.4%

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