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1.0% lower in Bluffton, South Carolina
than in New Smyrna Beach, Florida

Insurance cost

	New Smyrna Beach, FL	Bluffton, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	89.8	103.1	100	14.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	New Smyrna Beach, FL	Bluffton, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	100.1	89.5	100	10.6%
Heart Failure	108.9	82	100	24.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	108	94.4	100	12.6%
Pneumonia	109.1	92.8	100	14.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	New Smyrna Beach, FL	Bluffton, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,090	$20,655	$23,281	10.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,501	$13,179	$16,237	24.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,901	$20,900	$22,499	12.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,354	$15,599	$17,007	15.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	New Smyrna Beach, FL	Bluffton, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	1.8%	11.1%	12.5%	516.7%
2016-2017	15.3%	28.2%	57.9%	84.3%
2017-2018	40.8%	34.7%	19.0%	15.0%
2018-2019	2.4%	6.2%	-2.2%	158.3%
Since 2014	79.3%	103.7%	113.3%	30.8%

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