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Health
8.7% higher in Columbia, South Carolina
than in Sun City Center, Florida

Insurance cost

	Sun City Center, FL	Columbia, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	91.2	115.7	100	26.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Sun City Center, FL	Columbia, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.7	95.7	100	5.9%
Heart Failure	109.9	96.2	100	12.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	106.1	101.4	100	4.4%
Pneumonia	108.8	100.6	100	7.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Sun City Center, FL	Columbia, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,459	$22,072	$23,281	5.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,652	$15,450	$16,237	12.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,482	$22,453	$22,499	4.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,299	$16,913	$17,007	7.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Sun City Center, FL	Columbia, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	1.8%	11.1%	12.5%	516.7%
2016-2017	15.3%	28.2%	57.9%	84.3%
2017-2018	40.8%	34.7%	19.0%	15.0%
2018-2019	2.4%	6.2%	-2.2%	158.3%
Since 2014	79.3%	103.7%	113.3%	30.8%

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