Myrtle Beach, South Carolina vs. Fort Walton Beach, Florida

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Health
  1.6% lower in Fort Walton Beach, Florida
than in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
   Insurance cost
Myrtle Beach, SCFort Walton Beach, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium101.794.4100  7.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Myrtle Beach, SCFort Walton Beach, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack10299.3100  2.6%
Heart Failure95.2100.1100  5.1%
Hip Knee Replacement89.6103.2100  15.2%
Pneumonia96.995.4100  1.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Myrtle Beach, SCFort Walton Beach, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,531$22,909$23,281  2.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,296$16,077$16,237  5.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$19,833$22,852$22,499  15.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,287$16,046$17,007  1.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Myrtle Beach, SCFort Walton Beach, FLU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20150.0%6.0%3.1%  ∞%
2015-201611.1%1.8%12.5%  83.8%
2016-201728.2%15.3%57.9%  45.7%
2017-201834.7%40.8%19.0%  17.6%
2018-20196.2%2.4%-2.2%  61.3%
Since 2014103.7%79.3%113.3%  23.5%
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