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Pawleys Island, South Carolina vs. Gulf Shores, Alabama

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Health
  4.7% lower in Gulf Shores, Alabama
than in Pawleys Island, South Carolina
   Insurance cost
Pawleys Island, SCGulf Shores, ALU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium107.3103.1100  3.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Pawleys Island, SCGulf Shores, ALU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack104.2100.2100  3.8%
Heart Failure95.393.8100  1.6%
Hip Knee Replacement100.993.6100  7.2%
Pneumonia100.390.2100  10.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Pawleys Island, SCGulf Shores, ALU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,034$23,131$23,281  3.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,317$15,065$16,237  1.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,338$20,722$22,499  7.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,862$15,174$17,007  10.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Pawleys Island, SCGulf Shores, ALU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20150.0%3.1%3.1%  ∞%
2015-201611.1%12.5%12.5%  12.6%
2016-201728.2%57.9%57.9%  105.3%
2017-201834.7%19.0%19.0%  45.2%
2018-20196.2%-2.2%-2.2%  135.5%
Since 2014103.7%113.3%113.3%  9.3%
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