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12.7% lower in Bluffton, South Carolina
than in Islip, New York

Insurance cost

	Islip, NY	Bluffton, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	113.2	103.1	100	8.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Islip, NY	Bluffton, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	107.3	89.5	100	16.6%
Heart Failure	110.2	82	100	25.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	111.9	94.4	100	15.6%
Pneumonia	103.4	92.8	100	10.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Islip, NY	Bluffton, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,768	$20,655	$23,281	16.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,705	$13,179	$16,237	25.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,777	$20,900	$22,499	15.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,379	$15,599	$17,007	10.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Islip, NY	Bluffton, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	10.8%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	3.4%	11.1%	12.5%	226.5%
2016-2017	15.5%	28.2%	57.9%	81.9%
2017-2018	11.5%	34.7%	19.0%	201.7%
2018-2019	12.5%	6.2%	-2.2%	50.4%
Since 2014	65.9%	103.7%	113.3%	57.4%

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