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13.2% higher in Anchorage, Alaska
than in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	101.7	131.5	100	29.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102	102.6	100	0.6%
Heart Failure	95.2	91.6	100	3.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	89.6	83.3	100	7.0%
Pneumonia	96.9	89.3	100	7.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,531	$23,681	$23,281	0.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,296	$14,719	$16,237	3.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,833	$18,433	$22,499	7.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,287	$15,009	$17,007	7.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	North Myrtle Beach, SC	Anchorage, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	14.6%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	47.3%	12.5%	326.1%
2016-2017	28.2%	28.8%	57.9%	2.1%
2017-2018	34.7%	-21.6%	19.0%	162.2%
2018-2019	6.2%	-3.3%	-2.2%	153.2%
Since 2014	103.7%	64.8%	113.3%	37.5%

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