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13.4% lower in Joshua Tree, California
than in Walterboro, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Walterboro, SC	Joshua Tree, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	102.7	72.2	100	29.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Walterboro, SC	Joshua Tree, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.2	97.8	100	4.3%
Heart Failure	96.2	102.6	100	6.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.3	101.3	100	6.3%
Pneumonia	97.5	109.1	100	11.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Walterboro, SC	Joshua Tree, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,579	$22,558	$23,281	4.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,457	$16,480	$16,237	6.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,093	$22,426	$22,499	6.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,394	$18,348	$17,007	11.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Walterboro, SC	Joshua Tree, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	4.0%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	28.2%	9.3%	57.9%	67.0%
2017-2018	34.7%	26.1%	19.0%	24.8%
2018-2019	6.2%	1.2%	-2.2%	80.6%
Since 2014	103.7%	45.0%	113.3%	56.6%

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