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18.9% lower in Charleston, South Carolina
than in Waterloo, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Waterloo, IA	Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	139	96	100	30.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Waterloo, IA	Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	105.8	104.5	100	1.2%
Heart Failure	105.1	104.2	100	0.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	99.7	93.4	100	6.3%
Pneumonia	101	101.4	100	0.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Waterloo, IA	Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,415	$24,122	$23,281	1.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,887	$16,748	$16,237	0.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,076	$20,687	$22,499	6.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,991	$17,046	$17,007	0.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Waterloo, IA	Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	13.2%	11.1%	12.5%	15.9%
2016-2017	26.3%	28.2%	57.9%	7.2%
2017-2018	88.1%	34.7%	19.0%	60.6%
2018-2019	6.9%	6.2%	-2.2%	10.1%
Since 2014	201.2%	103.7%	113.3%	48.5%

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