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0.7% lower in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
than in Paducah, Kentucky

Insurance cost

	Paducah, KY	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	102.1	101.7	100	0.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Paducah, KY	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	99.3	102	100	2.7%
Heart Failure	96.3	95.2	100	1.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	96.7	89.6	100	7.3%
Pneumonia	93.6	96.9	100	3.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Paducah, KY	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,903	$23,531	$23,281	2.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,468	$15,296	$16,237	1.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,415	$19,833	$22,499	7.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,736	$16,287	$17,007	3.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Paducah, KY	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	7.7%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	-1.9%	11.1%	12.5%	684.2%
2016-2017	10.7%	28.2%	57.9%	163.6%
2017-2018	46.0%	34.7%	19.0%	24.6%
2018-2019	9.0%	6.2%	-2.2%	31.1%
Since 2014	86.2%	103.7%	113.3%	20.3%

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