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4.5% higher in Bluffton, South Carolina
than in West Salem, Ohio

Insurance cost

	West Salem, OH	Bluffton, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	82.3	103.1	100	25.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	West Salem, OH	Bluffton, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	105.5	89.5	100	15.2%
Heart Failure	104	82	100	21.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	100.7	94.4	100	6.3%
Pneumonia	101.5	92.8	100	8.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	West Salem, OH	Bluffton, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,352	$20,655	$23,281	15.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,703	$13,179	$16,237	21.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,294	$20,900	$22,499	6.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,074	$15,599	$17,007	8.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	West Salem, OH	Bluffton, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	1.9%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	-0.4%	11.1%	12.5%	2,875.0%
2016-2017	2.2%	28.2%	57.9%	1,181.8%
2017-2018	35.4%	34.7%	19.0%	2.0%
2018-2019	2.4%	6.2%	-2.2%	158.3%
Since 2014	43.9%	103.7%	113.3%	136.2%

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