Myrtle Beach, South Carolina vs. Banner Elk, North Carolina

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Health
  15.4% higher in Banner Elk, North Carolina
than in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
   Insurance cost
Myrtle Beach, SCBanner Elk, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium101.7131.5100  29.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Myrtle Beach, SCBanner Elk, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack10297.9100  4.0%
Heart Failure95.292.3100  3.0%
Hip Knee Replacement89.698.8100  10.3%
Pneumonia96.993.1100  3.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Myrtle Beach, SCBanner Elk, NCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,531$22,580$23,281  4.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,296$14,835$16,237  3.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$19,833$21,872$22,499  10.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,287$15,658$17,007  3.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Myrtle Beach, SCBanner Elk, 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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