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18.0% higher in Aiken, South Carolina
than in Sun City West, Arizona

Insurance cost

	Sun City West, AZ	Aiken, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	81.8	115.5	100	41.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Sun City West, AZ	Aiken, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.8	97.1	100	5.5%
Heart Failure	109.4	94.5	100	13.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	96	112	100	16.7%
Pneumonia	108.6	99.9	100	8.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Sun City West, AZ	Aiken, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,713	$22,397	$23,281	5.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,576	$15,177	$16,237	13.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,252	$24,804	$22,499	16.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,264	$16,804	$17,007	8.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Sun City West, AZ	Aiken, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-3.0%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	21.9%	11.1%	12.5%	49.3%
2016-2017	115.5%	28.2%	57.9%	75.6%
2017-2018	0.2%	34.7%	19.0%	17,250.0%
2018-2019	-8.7%	6.2%	-2.2%	171.3%
Since 2014	133.2%	103.7%	113.3%	22.1%

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