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8.3% higher in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
than in Santa Maria, California

Insurance cost

	Santa Maria, CA	Murrells Inlet, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	97.3	107.3	100	10.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Santa Maria, CA	Murrells Inlet, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97	104.2	100	7.4%
Heart Failure	94	95.3	100	1.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	94	100.9	100	7.3%
Pneumonia	93.5	100.3	100	7.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Santa Maria, CA	Murrells Inlet, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,384	$24,034	$23,281	7.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,107	$15,317	$16,237	1.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,809	$22,338	$22,499	7.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,730	$16,862	$17,007	7.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Santa Maria, CA	Murrells Inlet, 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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