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5.7% lower in Bluffton, South Carolina
than in Scranton, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Scranton, PA	Bluffton, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	92.3	103.1	100	11.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Scranton, PA	Bluffton, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	105	89.5	100	14.8%
Heart Failure	114.9	82	100	28.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	120.8	94.4	100	21.9%
Pneumonia	112.1	92.8	100	17.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Scranton, PA	Bluffton, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,229	$20,655	$23,281	14.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$18,464	$13,179	$16,237	28.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$26,753	$20,900	$22,499	21.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,849	$15,599	$17,007	17.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Scranton, PA	Bluffton, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.7%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	10.6%	11.1%	12.5%	4.7%
2016-2017	52.3%	28.2%	57.9%	46.1%
2017-2018	45.2%	34.7%	19.0%	23.2%
2018-2019	-15.8%	6.2%	-2.2%	139.2%
Since 2014	102.5%	103.7%	113.3%	1.2%

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