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0.7% higher in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
than in West Palm Beach, Florida

Insurance cost

	West Palm Beach, FL	North Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	86.8	101.7	100	17.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	West Palm Beach, FL	North Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	106.4	102	100	4.1%
Heart Failure	113.3	95.2	100	16.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	112.9	89.6	100	20.6%
Pneumonia	104.5	96.9	100	7.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	West Palm Beach, FL	North Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,541	$23,531	$23,281	4.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$18,210	$15,296	$16,237	16.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,003	$19,833	$22,499	20.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,565	$16,287	$17,007	7.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	West Palm Beach, FL	North Myrtle Beach, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	1.8%	11.1%	12.5%	516.7%
2016-2017	15.3%	28.2%	57.9%	84.3%
2017-2018	40.8%	34.7%	19.0%	15.0%
2018-2019	2.4%	6.2%	-2.2%	158.3%
Since 2014	79.3%	103.7%	113.3%	30.8%

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