Myrtle Beach, South Carolina vs. Lexington, Kentucky

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Health
  9.1% lower in Lexington, Kentucky
than in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
   Insurance cost
Myrtle Beach, SCLexington, KYU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium101.777.4100  23.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Myrtle Beach, SCLexington, KYU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102104100  2.0%
Heart Failure95.2109.5100  15.0%
Hip Knee Replacement89.694.2100  5.1%
Pneumonia96.9107.7100  11.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Myrtle Beach, SCLexington, KYU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,531$24,002$23,281  2.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,296$17,589$16,237  15.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$19,833$20,863$22,499  5.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,287$18,106$17,007  11.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Myrtle Beach, SCLexington, KYU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20150.0%7.7%3.1%  ∞%
2015-201611.1%-1.9%12.5%  117.1%
2016-201728.2%10.7%57.9%  62.1%
2017-201834.7%46.0%19.0%  32.6%
2018-20196.2%9.0%-2.2%  45.2%
Since 2014103.7%86.2%113.3%  16.9%
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