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2.4% lower in Lake Wales, Florida
than in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Myrtle Beach, SC	Lake Wales, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	101.7	91	100	10.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Myrtle Beach, SC	Lake Wales, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102	99.5	100	2.5%
Heart Failure	95.2	105	100	10.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	89.6	104.5	100	16.6%
Pneumonia	96.9	97.7	100	0.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Myrtle Beach, SC	Lake Wales, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,531	$22,951	$23,281	2.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,296	$16,864	$16,237	10.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,833	$23,134	$22,499	16.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,287	$16,425	$17,007	0.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Myrtle Beach, SC	Lake Wales, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	6.0%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	1.8%	12.5%	83.8%
2016-2017	28.2%	15.3%	57.9%	45.7%
2017-2018	34.7%	40.8%	19.0%	17.6%
2018-2019	6.2%	2.4%	-2.2%	61.3%
Since 2014	103.7%	79.3%	113.3%	23.5%

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