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6.9% higher in Charleston, South Carolina
than in Smyrna, Georgia

Insurance cost

	Smyrna, GA	Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	84.5	96	100	13.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Smyrna, GA	Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.1	104.5	100	2.4%
Heart Failure	102.4	104.2	100	1.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	92.9	93.4	100	0.5%
Pneumonia	101.6	101.4	100	0.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Smyrna, GA	Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,565	$24,122	$23,281	2.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,460	$16,748	$16,237	1.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,578	$20,687	$22,499	0.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,079	$17,046	$17,007	0.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Smyrna, GA	Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-6.9%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	5.9%	11.1%	12.5%	88.1%
2016-2017	17.1%	28.2%	57.9%	64.9%
2017-2018	43.8%	34.7%	19.0%	20.8%
2018-2019	0.8%	6.2%	-2.2%	675.0%
Since 2014	67.4%	103.7%	113.3%	53.9%

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