Myrtle Beach, South Carolina vs. Houston, Texas

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Health
  6.5% lower in Houston, Texas
than in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
   Insurance cost
Myrtle Beach, SCHouston, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium101.775.4100  25.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Myrtle Beach, SCHouston, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102106.5100  4.4%
Heart Failure95.2112.9100  18.6%
Hip Knee Replacement89.6103.2100  15.2%
Pneumonia96.9124.1100  28.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Myrtle Beach, SCHouston, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,531$24,565$23,281  4.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,296$18,146$16,237  18.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$19,833$22,855$22,499  15.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,287$20,870$17,007  28.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Myrtle Beach, SCHouston, 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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