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11.8% higher in Bluffton, South Carolina
than in Lancaster, Massachusetts

Insurance cost

	Lancaster, MA	Bluffton, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	65.8	103.1	100	56.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Lancaster, MA	Bluffton, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.8	89.5	100	13.8%
Heart Failure	106.1	82	100	22.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	114.1	94.4	100	17.3%
Pneumonia	102	92.8	100	9.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Lancaster, MA	Bluffton, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,950	$20,655	$23,281	13.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,055	$13,179	$16,237	22.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,254	$20,900	$22,499	17.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,151	$15,599	$17,007	9.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Lancaster, MA	Bluffton, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.6%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	-1.5%	11.1%	12.5%	840.0%
2016-2017	-2.7%	28.2%	57.9%	1,144.4%
2017-2018	26.4%	34.7%	19.0%	31.4%
2018-2019	5.1%	6.2%	-2.2%	21.6%
Since 2014	23.9%	103.7%	113.3%	333.9%

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