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16.6% lower in Beaufort, South Carolina
than in Stem, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Stem, NC	Beaufort, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	132.8	103.1	100	22.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Stem, NC	Beaufort, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	91.6	89.5	100	2.3%
Heart Failure	92.3	82	100	11.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	113	94.4	100	16.5%
Pneumonia	94.3	92.8	100	1.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Stem, NC	Beaufort, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,136	$20,655	$23,281	2.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,829	$13,179	$16,237	11.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,023	$20,900	$22,499	16.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,858	$15,599	$17,007	1.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Stem, NC	Beaufort, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	23.1%	11.1%	12.5%	51.9%
2016-2017	39.6%	28.2%	57.9%	28.8%
2017-2018	15.5%	34.7%	19.0%	123.9%
2018-2019	-1.4%	6.2%	-2.2%	542.9%
Since 2014	107.4%	103.7%	113.3%	3.4%

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