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17.1% higher in North Charleston, South Carolina
than in Lafayette, Indiana

Insurance cost

	Lafayette, IN	North Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	66	96	100	45.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Lafayette, IN	North Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.7	104.5	100	9.2%
Heart Failure	101.9	104.2	100	2.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	105.6	93.4	100	11.6%
Pneumonia	104.8	101.4	100	3.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Lafayette, IN	North Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,073	$24,122	$23,281	9.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,378	$16,748	$16,237	2.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,382	$20,687	$22,499	11.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,628	$17,046	$17,007	3.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Lafayette, IN	North Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.5%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	-12.7%	11.1%	12.5%	187.4%
2016-2017	-1.4%	28.2%	57.9%	2,114.3%
2017-2018	21.9%	34.7%	19.0%	58.4%
2018-2019	0.0%	6.2%	-2.2%	∞%
Since 2014	3.4%	103.7%	113.3%	2,950.0%

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