Myrtle Beach, South Carolina vs. Chicago, Illinois

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Health
  8.3% lower in Chicago, Illinois
than in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
   Insurance cost
Myrtle Beach, SCChicago, ILU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium101.773.7100  27.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Myrtle Beach, SCChicago, ILU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102103.1100  1.1%
Heart Failure95.2104.1100  9.3%
Hip Knee Replacement89.6112.3100  25.3%
Pneumonia96.9110.4100  13.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Myrtle Beach, SCChicago, ILU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,531$23,800$23,281  1.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,296$16,722$16,237  9.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$19,833$24,870$22,499  25.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,287$18,557$17,007  13.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Myrtle Beach, SCChicago, ILU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20150.0%3.1%3.1%  ∞%
2015-201611.1%9.0%12.5%  18.9%
2016-201728.2%38.0%57.9%  34.8%
2017-201834.7%38.1%19.0%  9.8%
2018-20196.2%-1.6%-2.2%  125.8%
Since 2014103.7%110.6%113.3%  6.7%
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