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0.5% lower in Charleston, South Carolina
than in Westport Island, Maine

Insurance cost

	Westport Island, ME	Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	97.7	96	100	1.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Westport Island, ME	Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.7	104.5	100	7.0%
Heart Failure	104.2	104.2	100	0.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	99.6	93.4	100	6.2%
Pneumonia	97.6	101.4	100	3.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Westport Island, ME	Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,537	$24,122	$23,281	7.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,746	$16,748	$16,237	0.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,044	$20,687	$22,499	6.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,420	$17,046	$17,007	3.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Westport Island, ME	Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.2%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	4.4%	11.1%	12.5%	152.3%
2016-2017	14.9%	28.2%	57.9%	89.3%
2017-2018	52.7%	34.7%	19.0%	34.2%
2018-2019	-7.5%	6.2%	-2.2%	182.7%
Since 2014	67.4%	103.7%	113.3%	53.9%

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