Myrtle Beach, South Carolina vs. Penobscot, Maine

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Health
  19.5% higher in Penobscot, Maine
than in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
   Insurance cost
Myrtle Beach, SCPenobscot, MEU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium101.7137.6100  35.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Myrtle Beach, SCPenobscot, MEU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack10288.5100  13.2%
Heart Failure95.2104.7100  10.0%
Hip Knee Replacement89.6103.5100  15.5%
Pneumonia96.9103.4100  6.7%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Myrtle Beach, SCPenobscot, MEU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,531$20,430$23,281  13.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,296$16,818$16,237  10.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$19,833$22,921$22,499  15.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,287$17,379$17,007  6.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Myrtle Beach, SCPenobscot, MEU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20150.0%-1.2%3.1%  ∞%
2015-201611.1%4.4%12.5%  60.4%
2016-201728.2%14.9%57.9%  47.2%
2017-201834.7%52.7%19.0%  51.9%
2018-20196.2%-7.5%-2.2%  221.0%
Since 2014103.7%67.4%113.3%  35.0%
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