Myrtle Beach, South Carolina vs. The Woodlands, Texas

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Health
  3.2% lower in The Woodlands, Texas
than in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
   Insurance cost
Myrtle Beach, SCThe Woodlands, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium101.775.4100  25.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Myrtle Beach, SCThe Woodlands, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102102.5100  0.5%
Heart Failure95.2118.7100  24.7%
Hip Knee Replacement89.6125.4100  40.0%
Pneumonia96.9120.3100  24.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Myrtle Beach, SCThe Woodlands, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,531$23,658$23,281  0.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,296$19,073$16,237  24.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$19,833$27,758$22,499  40.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,287$20,229$17,007  24.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Myrtle Beach, SCThe Woodlands, 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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