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Health
17.5% higher in Pawleys Island, South Carolina
than in Washington, District of Columbia

Insurance cost

	Washington, DC	Pawleys Island, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	75.4	107.3	100	42.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Washington, DC	Pawleys Island, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96.6	104.2	100	7.9%
Heart Failure	96.6	95.3	100	1.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	107.1	100.9	100	5.8%
Pneumonia	106.2	100.3	100	5.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Washington, DC	Pawleys Island, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,300	$24,034	$23,281	7.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,515	$15,317	$16,237	1.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,700	$22,338	$22,499	5.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,862	$16,862	$17,007	5.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Washington, DC	Pawleys Island, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.8%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	0.0%	11.1%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	22.1%	28.2%	57.9%	27.6%
2017-2018	8.7%	34.7%	19.0%	298.9%
2018-2019	21.3%	6.2%	-2.2%	70.9%
Since 2014	62.4%	103.7%	113.3%	66.2%

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