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Health
10.8% higher in Columbia, South Carolina
than in Plattsburgh, New York

Insurance cost

	Plattsburgh, NY	Columbia, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	103.1	115.7	100	12.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Plattsburgh, NY	Columbia, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	85.9	95.7	100	11.4%
Heart Failure	89.6	96.2	100	7.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	97.4	101.4	100	4.1%
Pneumonia	86.1	100.6	100	16.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Plattsburgh, NY	Columbia, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$19,828	$22,072	$23,281	11.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,392	$15,450	$16,237	7.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,554	$22,453	$22,499	4.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$14,471	$16,913	$17,007	16.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Plattsburgh, NY	Columbia, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	10.8%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	3.4%	11.1%	12.5%	226.5%
2016-2017	15.5%	28.2%	57.9%	81.9%
2017-2018	11.5%	34.7%	19.0%	201.7%
2018-2019	12.5%	6.2%	-2.2%	50.4%
Since 2014	65.9%	103.7%	113.3%	57.4%

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