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21.3% lower in Cranston, Rhode Island
than in West Columbia, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	West Columbia, SC	Cranston, RI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	115.2	64.5	100	44.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	West Columbia, SC	Cranston, RI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	99.4	100	100	0.6%
Heart Failure	103.3	103.6	100	0.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	94	109.5	100	16.5%
Pneumonia	104.8	102.6	100	2.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	West Columbia, SC	Cranston, RI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,930	$23,079	$23,281	0.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,592	$16,649	$16,237	0.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,818	$24,250	$22,499	16.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,626	$17,256	$17,007	2.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	West Columbia, SC	Cranston, RI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	-10.2%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	28.2%	-0.8%	57.9%	102.8%
2017-2018	34.7%	19.2%	19.0%	44.7%
2018-2019	6.2%	8.0%	-2.2%	29.0%
Since 2014	103.7%	14.7%	113.3%	85.8%

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