Myrtle Beach, South Carolina vs. Punta Gorda, Florida

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Health
  4.6% lower in Punta Gorda, Florida
than in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
   Insurance cost
Myrtle Beach, SCPunta Gorda, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium101.784.3100  17.1%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Myrtle Beach, SCPunta Gorda, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack10299.6100  2.4%
Heart Failure95.2109.2100  14.7%
Hip Knee Replacement89.6103.1100  15.1%
Pneumonia96.9110.8100  14.3%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Myrtle Beach, SCPunta Gorda, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,531$22,987$23,281  2.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,296$17,540$16,237  14.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$19,833$22,820$22,499  15.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,287$18,625$17,007  14.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Myrtle Beach, SCPunta Gorda, 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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