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10.5% higher in West Columbia, South Carolina
than in Pottstown, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Pottstown, PA	West Columbia, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	89.3	115.2	100	29.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Pottstown, PA	West Columbia, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	105.5	99.4	100	5.8%
Heart Failure	108.1	103.3	100	4.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	102.2	94	100	8.0%
Pneumonia	105.1	104.8	100	0.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Pottstown, PA	West Columbia, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,354	$22,930	$23,281	5.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,366	$16,592	$16,237	4.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,634	$20,818	$22,499	8.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,674	$17,626	$17,007	0.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Pottstown, PA	West Columbia, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.7%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	10.6%	11.1%	12.5%	4.7%
2016-2017	52.3%	28.2%	57.9%	46.1%
2017-2018	45.2%	34.7%	19.0%	23.2%
2018-2019	-15.8%	6.2%	-2.2%	139.2%
Since 2014	102.5%	103.7%	113.3%	1.2%

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