Myrtle Beach, South Carolina vs. West Palm Beach, Florida

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Health
  0.7% lower in West Palm Beach, Florida
than in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
   Insurance cost
Myrtle Beach, SCWest Palm Beach, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium101.786.8100  14.7%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Myrtle Beach, SCWest Palm Beach, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102106.4100  4.3%
Heart Failure95.2113.3100  19.0%
Hip Knee Replacement89.6112.9100  26.0%
Pneumonia96.9104.5100  7.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Myrtle Beach, SCWest Palm Beach, FLU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,531$24,541$23,281  4.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,296$18,210$16,237  19.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$19,833$25,003$22,499  26.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,287$17,565$17,007  7.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Myrtle Beach, SCWest Palm Beach, FLU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20150.0%6.0%3.1%  ∞%
2015-201611.1%1.8%12.5%  83.8%
2016-201728.2%15.3%57.9%  45.7%
2017-201834.7%40.8%19.0%  17.6%
2018-20196.2%2.4%-2.2%  61.3%
Since 2014103.7%79.3%113.3%  23.5%
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