Myrtle Beach, South Carolina vs. Austin, Texas

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Health
  4.5% lower in Austin, Texas
than in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
   Insurance cost
Myrtle Beach, SCAustin, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium101.783.9100  17.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Myrtle Beach, SCAustin, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102107.8100  5.7%
Heart Failure95.2107100  12.4%
Hip Knee Replacement89.6103.2100  15.2%
Pneumonia96.999.8100  3.0%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Myrtle Beach, SCAustin, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,531$24,878$23,281  5.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,296$17,190$16,237  12.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$19,833$22,849$22,499  15.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,287$16,787$17,007  3.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Myrtle Beach, SCAustin, TXU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20150.0%3.2%3.1%  ∞%
2015-201611.1%5.1%12.5%  54.1%
2016-201728.2%19.0%57.9%  32.6%
2017-201834.7%35.6%19.0%  2.6%
2018-20196.2%2.3%-2.2%  62.9%
Since 2014103.7%79.0%113.3%  23.8%
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