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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina vs. Altoona, Pennsylvania

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Health
  15.4% lower in Altoona, Pennsylvania
than in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
   Insurance cost
Myrtle Beach, SCAltoona, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium101.763.9100  37.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Myrtle Beach, SCAltoona, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102109.1100  7.0%
Heart Failure95.2107.2100  12.6%
Hip Knee Replacement89.697100  8.3%
Pneumonia96.9100100  3.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Myrtle Beach, SCAltoona, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,531$25,170$23,281  7.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,296$17,221$16,237  12.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$19,833$21,481$22,499  8.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,287$16,822$17,007  3.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Myrtle Beach, SCAltoona, PAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20150.0%-1.7%3.1%  ∞%
2015-201611.1%10.6%12.5%  4.5%
2016-201728.2%52.3%57.9%  85.5%
2017-201834.7%45.2%19.0%  30.3%
2018-20196.2%-15.8%-2.2%  354.8%
Since 2014103.7%102.5%113.3%  1.2%
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