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0.9% higher in Bluffton, South Carolina
than in Salem, Connecticut

Insurance cost

	Salem, CT	Bluffton, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	87.9	103.1	100	17.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Salem, CT	Bluffton, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.5	89.5	100	12.7%
Heart Failure	104.9	82	100	21.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	104.4	94.4	100	9.6%
Pneumonia	105	92.8	100	11.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Salem, CT	Bluffton, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,646	$20,655	$23,281	12.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,849	$13,179	$16,237	21.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,118	$20,900	$22,499	9.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,663	$15,599	$17,007	11.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Salem, CT	Bluffton, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.2%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	0.0%	11.1%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	17.3%	28.2%	57.9%	63.0%
2017-2018	31.6%	34.7%	19.0%	9.8%
2018-2019	-12.8%	6.2%	-2.2%	148.4%
Since 2014	31.6%	103.7%	113.3%	228.2%

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