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2.4% lower in Port St. Lucie, Florida
than in Pickens, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Pickens, SC	Port St. Lucie, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	110.9	96.2	100	13.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Pickens, SC	Port St. Lucie, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.4	102.7	100	0.7%
Heart Failure	95.9	105.4	100	9.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	99.7	115.4	100	15.7%
Pneumonia	94.5	113.3	100	19.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Pickens, SC	Port St. Lucie, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,851	$23,688	$23,281	0.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,412	$16,942	$16,237	9.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,072	$25,545	$22,499	15.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,892	$19,048	$17,007	19.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Pickens, SC	Port St. Lucie, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	6.0%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	1.8%	12.5%	83.8%
2016-2017	28.2%	15.3%	57.9%	45.7%
2017-2018	34.7%	40.8%	19.0%	17.6%
2018-2019	6.2%	2.4%	-2.2%	61.3%
Since 2014	103.7%	79.3%	113.3%	23.5%

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