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12.6% lower in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
than in Ketchikan, Alaska

Insurance cost

	Ketchikan, AK	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	134.9	101.7	100	24.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ketchikan, AK	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.5	102	100	0.5%
Heart Failure	89.3	95.2	100	6.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	89.5	89.6	100	0.1%
Pneumonia	75.9	96.9	100	27.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ketchikan, AK	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,416	$23,531	$23,281	0.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,346	$15,296	$16,237	6.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,825	$19,833	$22,499	0.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$12,766	$16,287	$17,007	27.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ketchikan, AK	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	14.6%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	47.3%	11.1%	12.5%	76.5%
2016-2017	28.8%	28.2%	57.9%	2.1%
2017-2018	-21.6%	34.7%	19.0%	260.6%
2018-2019	-3.3%	6.2%	-2.2%	287.9%
Since 2014	64.8%	103.7%	113.3%	60.0%

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