Myrtle Beach, South Carolina vs. Downingtown, Pennsylvania

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Health
  12.7% higher in Downingtown, Pennsylvania
than in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
   Insurance cost
Myrtle Beach, SCDowningtown, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium101.7117.9100  15.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Myrtle Beach, SCDowningtown, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102102.4100  0.4%
Heart Failure95.2110.5100  16.1%
Hip Knee Replacement89.6101.6100  13.4%
Pneumonia96.9109.2100  12.7%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Myrtle Beach, SCDowningtown, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,531$23,634$23,281  0.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,296$17,760$16,237  16.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$19,833$22,503$22,499  13.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,287$18,364$17,007  12.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Myrtle Beach, SCDowningtown, PAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20150.0%-1.7%3.1%  ∞%
2015-201611.1%10.6%12.5%  4.5%
2016-201728.2%52.3%57.9%  85.5%
2017-201834.7%45.2%19.0%  30.3%
2018-20196.2%-15.8%-2.2%  354.8%
Since 2014103.7%102.5%113.3%  1.2%
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