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5.5% lower in North Charleston, South Carolina
than in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Winston-Salem, NC	North Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	114.8	96	100	16.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Winston-Salem, NC	North Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	89.2	104.5	100	17.2%
Heart Failure	95.1	104.2	100	9.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	93.1	93.4	100	0.3%
Pneumonia	96.5	101.4	100	5.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Winston-Salem, NC	North Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,577	$24,122	$23,281	17.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,276	$16,748	$16,237	9.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,602	$20,687	$22,499	0.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,221	$17,046	$17,007	5.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Winston-Salem, NC	North Charleston, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	23.1%	11.1%	12.5%	51.9%
2016-2017	39.6%	28.2%	57.9%	28.8%
2017-2018	15.5%	34.7%	19.0%	123.9%
2018-2019	-1.4%	6.2%	-2.2%	542.9%
Since 2014	107.4%	103.7%	113.3%	3.4%

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