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9.8% lower in Aiken, South Carolina
than in Sunset Beach, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Sunset Beach, NC	Aiken, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	147.2	115.5	100	21.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Sunset Beach, NC	Aiken, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.5	97.1	100	4.3%
Heart Failure	94.4	94.5	100	0.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	87.7	112	100	27.7%
Pneumonia	90.7	99.9	100	10.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Sunset Beach, NC	Aiken, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,430	$22,397	$23,281	4.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,173	$15,177	$16,237	0.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,407	$24,804	$22,499	27.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,246	$16,804	$17,007	10.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Sunset Beach, NC	Aiken, 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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