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5.3% lower in Bluffton, South Carolina
than in Safford, Arizona

Insurance cost

	Safford, AZ	Bluffton, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	109.2	103.1	100	5.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Safford, AZ	Bluffton, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	100.5	89.5	100	10.9%
Heart Failure	102	82	100	19.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	87.4	94.4	100	8.0%
Pneumonia	93.3	92.8	100	0.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Safford, AZ	Bluffton, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,202	$20,655	$23,281	11.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,390	$13,179	$16,237	19.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,351	$20,900	$22,499	8.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,686	$15,599	$17,007	0.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Safford, AZ	Bluffton, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-3.0%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	21.9%	11.1%	12.5%	49.3%
2016-2017	115.5%	28.2%	57.9%	75.6%
2017-2018	0.2%	34.7%	19.0%	17,250.0%
2018-2019	-8.7%	6.2%	-2.2%	171.3%
Since 2014	133.2%	103.7%	113.3%	22.1%

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