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Health
2.8% higher in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
than in Santa Barbara, California

Insurance cost

	Santa Barbara, CA	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	97.3	101.7	100	4.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Santa Barbara, CA	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97	102	100	5.2%
Heart Failure	94	95.2	100	1.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	94	89.6	100	4.7%
Pneumonia	93.5	96.9	100	3.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Santa Barbara, CA	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,384	$23,531	$23,281	5.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,107	$15,296	$16,237	1.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,809	$19,833	$22,499	4.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,730	$16,287	$17,007	3.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Santa Barbara, CA	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	0.0%	11.1%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	28.2%	57.9%	203.2%
2017-2018	26.1%	34.7%	19.0%	33.0%
2018-2019	1.2%	6.2%	-2.2%	416.7%
Since 2014	45.0%	103.7%	113.3%	130.4%

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