Myrtle Beach, South Carolina vs. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

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Health
  0.0% higher in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
than in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
   Insurance cost
Myrtle Beach, SCWilkes-Barre, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium101.792.3100  9.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Myrtle Beach, SCWilkes-Barre, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack10294.3100  7.5%
Heart Failure95.298.8100  3.8%
Hip Knee Replacement89.6119.7100  33.6%
Pneumonia96.9104.5100  7.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Myrtle Beach, SCWilkes-Barre, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,531$21,758$23,281  7.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,296$15,881$16,237  3.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$19,833$26,495$22,499  33.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,287$17,574$17,007  7.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Myrtle Beach, SCWilkes-Barre, PAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20150.0%-1.7%3.1%  ∞%
2015-201611.1%10.6%12.5%  4.5%
2016-201728.2%52.3%57.9%  85.5%
2017-201834.7%45.2%19.0%  30.3%
2018-20196.2%-15.8%-2.2%  354.8%
Since 2014103.7%102.5%113.3%  1.2%
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