Myrtle Beach, South Carolina vs. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California

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Health
  30.1% higher in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
than in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
   Insurance cost
Myrtle Beach, SCCarmel-by-the-Sea, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium101.7156.2100  53.6%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Myrtle Beach, SCCarmel-by-the-Sea, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102102.6100  0.6%
Heart Failure95.299.8100  4.8%
Hip Knee Replacement89.696100  7.1%
Pneumonia96.9107.7100  11.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Myrtle Beach, SCCarmel-by-the-Sea, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,531$23,675$23,281  0.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,296$16,036$16,237  4.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$19,833$21,262$22,499  7.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,287$18,107$17,007  11.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Myrtle Beach, SCCarmel-by-the-Sea, CAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20150.0%4.0%3.1%  ∞%
2015-201611.1%0.0%12.5%  100.0%
2016-201728.2%9.3%57.9%  67.0%
2017-201834.7%26.1%19.0%  24.8%
2018-20196.2%1.2%-2.2%  80.6%
Since 2014103.7%45.0%113.3%  56.6%
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