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10.7% lower in Port Reading, New Jersey
than in Laurens, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Laurens, SC	Port Reading, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	102.9	66.8	100	35.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Laurens, SC	Port Reading, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.4	114.4	100	12.8%
Heart Failure	96.1	114.7	100	19.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	96	116.5	100	21.4%
Pneumonia	107	108.3	100	1.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Laurens, SC	Port Reading, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,401	$26,403	$23,281	12.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,439	$18,426	$16,237	19.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,254	$25,783	$22,499	21.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,987	$18,209	$17,007	1.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Laurens, SC	Port Reading, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	-2.2%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	5.1%	12.5%	54.1%
2016-2017	28.2%	4.8%	57.9%	83.0%
2017-2018	34.7%	18.7%	19.0%	46.1%
2018-2019	6.2%	-14.8%	-2.2%	338.7%
Since 2014	103.7%	9.0%	113.3%	91.3%

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