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0.4% lower in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
than in Kingsport, Tennessee

Insurance cost

	Kingsport, TN	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	99	101.7	100	2.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Kingsport, TN	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.8	102	100	3.2%
Heart Failure	98.6	95.2	100	3.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	98.9	89.6	100	9.4%
Pneumonia	102.8	96.9	100	5.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Kingsport, TN	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,804	$23,531	$23,281	3.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,849	$15,296	$16,237	3.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,893	$19,833	$22,499	9.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,281	$16,287	$17,007	5.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Kingsport, TN	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	18.3%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	23.2%	11.1%	12.5%	52.2%
2016-2017	64.5%	28.2%	57.9%	56.3%
2017-2018	57.4%	34.7%	19.0%	39.5%
2018-2019	-26.2%	6.2%	-2.2%	123.7%
Since 2014	178.2%	103.7%	113.3%	41.8%

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