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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina vs. Hickory, North Carolina

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Health
  24.1% higher in Hickory, North Carolina
than in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
   Insurance cost
Myrtle Beach, SCHickory, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium101.7145.7100  43.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Myrtle Beach, SCHickory, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack10298.7100  3.2%
Heart Failure95.298.2100  3.2%
Hip Knee Replacement89.698.6100  10.0%
Pneumonia96.9103.8100  7.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Myrtle Beach, SCHickory, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,531$22,777$23,281  3.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,296$15,778$16,237  3.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$19,833$21,834$22,499  10.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,287$17,453$17,007  7.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Myrtle Beach, SCHickory, NCU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20150.0%6.0%3.1%  ∞%
2015-201611.1%23.1%12.5%  108.1%
2016-201728.2%39.6%57.9%  40.4%
2017-201834.7%15.5%19.0%  55.3%
2018-20196.2%-1.4%-2.2%  122.6%
Since 2014103.7%107.4%113.3%  3.6%
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