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3.3% lower in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
than in Safford, Arizona

Insurance cost

	Safford, AZ	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	109.2	101.7	100	6.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Safford, AZ	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	100.5	102	100	1.5%
Heart Failure	102	95.2	100	6.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	87.4	89.6	100	2.5%
Pneumonia	93.3	96.9	100	3.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Safford, AZ	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,202	$23,531	$23,281	1.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,390	$15,296	$16,237	6.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,351	$19,833	$22,499	2.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,686	$16,287	$17,007	3.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Safford, AZ	Myrtle Beach, 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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