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5.5% lower in Charleston, South Carolina
than in West Bend, Wisconsin

Insurance cost

	West Bend, WI	Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	107.9	96	100	11.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	West Bend, WI	Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102	104.5	100	2.5%
Heart Failure	98.1	104.2	100	6.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	99.8	93.4	100	6.4%
Pneumonia	96.7	101.4	100	4.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	West Bend, WI	Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,542	$24,122	$23,281	2.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,762	$16,748	$16,237	6.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,092	$20,687	$22,499	6.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,257	$17,046	$17,007	4.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	West Bend, WI	Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	2.7%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	4.2%	11.1%	12.5%	164.3%
2016-2017	15.4%	28.2%	57.9%	83.1%
2017-2018	54.6%	34.7%	19.0%	36.4%
2018-2019	-5.6%	6.2%	-2.2%	210.7%
Since 2014	80.2%	103.7%	113.3%	29.3%

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