Sun City West, Arizona vs. Charleston, South Carolina

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Health
  6.4% higher in Charleston, South Carolina
than in Sun City West, Arizona
   Insurance cost
Sun City West, AZCharleston, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium81.896100  17.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Sun City West, AZCharleston, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.8104.5100  1.7%
Heart Failure109.4104.2100  4.8%
Hip Knee Replacement9693.4100  2.7%
Pneumonia108.6101.4100  6.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Sun City West, AZCharleston, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,713$24,122$23,281  1.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,576$16,748$16,237  4.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,252$20,687$22,499  2.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,264$17,046$17,007  6.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Sun City West, AZCharleston, SCU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-3.0%0.0%3.1%  100.0%
2015-201621.9%11.1%12.5%  49.3%
2016-2017115.5%28.2%57.9%  75.6%
2017-20180.2%34.7%19.0%  17,250.0%
2018-2019-8.7%6.2%-2.2%  171.3%
Since 2014133.2%103.7%113.3%  22.1%
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