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6.3% higher in Arcata, California
than in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Myrtle Beach, SC	Arcata, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	101.7	123.6	100	21.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Myrtle Beach, SC	Arcata, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102	83.7	100	17.9%
Heart Failure	95.2	93.3	100	2.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	89.6	82.2	100	8.3%
Pneumonia	96.9	93.7	100	3.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Myrtle Beach, SC	Arcata, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,531	$19,320	$23,281	17.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,296	$14,995	$16,237	2.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,833	$18,201	$22,499	8.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,287	$15,754	$17,007	3.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Myrtle Beach, SC	Arcata, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	4.0%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	28.2%	9.3%	57.9%	67.0%
2017-2018	34.7%	26.1%	19.0%	24.8%
2018-2019	6.2%	1.2%	-2.2%	80.6%
Since 2014	103.7%	45.0%	113.3%	56.6%

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