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Health
9.4% lower in Wilmington Island, Georgia
than in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Myrtle Beach, SC	Wilmington Island, GA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	101.7	87.7	100	13.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Myrtle Beach, SC	Wilmington Island, GA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102	92.4	100	9.4%
Heart Failure	95.2	104.2	100	9.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	89.6	82.4	100	8.0%
Pneumonia	96.9	93.4	100	3.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Myrtle Beach, SC	Wilmington Island, GA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,531	$21,321	$23,281	9.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,296	$16,741	$16,237	9.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,833	$18,244	$22,499	8.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,287	$15,708	$17,007	3.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Myrtle Beach, SC	Wilmington Island, GA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	-6.9%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	5.9%	12.5%	46.8%
2016-2017	28.2%	17.1%	57.9%	39.4%
2017-2018	34.7%	43.8%	19.0%	26.2%
2018-2019	6.2%	0.8%	-2.2%	87.1%
Since 2014	103.7%	67.4%	113.3%	35.0%

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