Kalamazoo, Michigan vs. Beaufort, South Carolina

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Health
  8.2% higher in Beaufort, South Carolina
than in Kalamazoo, Michigan
   Insurance cost
Kalamazoo, MIBeaufort, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium87.3103.1100  18.1%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Kalamazoo, MIBeaufort, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack95.589.5100  6.3%
Heart Failure98.382100  16.6%
Hip Knee Replacement81.894.4100  15.4%
Pneumonia96.992.8100  4.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Kalamazoo, MIBeaufort, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,044$20,655$23,281  6.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,790$13,179$16,237  16.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,107$20,900$22,499  15.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,293$15,599$17,007  4.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Kalamazoo, MIBeaufort, SCU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20150.4%0.0%3.1%  100.0%
2015-20162.0%11.1%12.5%  455.0%
2016-20176.9%28.2%57.9%  308.7%
2017-201837.1%34.7%19.0%  6.5%
2018-20190.5%6.2%-2.2%  1,140.0%
Since 201450.8%103.7%113.3%  104.1%
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