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7.5% lower in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
than in Sicily Island, Louisiana

Insurance cost

	Sicily Island, LA	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.8	101.7	100	0.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Sicily Island, LA	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	100.1	102	100	1.9%
Heart Failure	100.9	95.2	100	5.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	135.8	89.6	100	34.0%
Pneumonia	104.1	96.9	100	6.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Sicily Island, LA	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,096	$23,531	$23,281	1.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,212	$15,296	$16,237	5.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$30,067	$19,833	$22,499	34.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,498	$16,287	$17,007	6.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Sicily Island, LA	Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	5.5%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	8.6%	11.1%	12.5%	29.1%
2016-2017	17.0%	28.2%	57.9%	65.9%
2017-2018	14.8%	34.7%	19.0%	134.5%
2018-2019	-4.2%	6.2%	-2.2%	247.6%
Since 2014	47.4%	103.7%	113.3%	118.8%

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