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19.7% lower in Royal Oak, Michigan
than in Alabaster, Alabama

Insurance cost

	Alabaster, AL	Royal Oak, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.8	62.4	100	38.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Alabaster, AL	Royal Oak, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.2	98.3	100	0.1%
Heart Failure	103.7	103.2	100	0.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	105.2	99.2	100	5.7%
Pneumonia	101.8	104.5	100	2.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Alabaster, AL	Royal Oak, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,668	$22,673	$23,281	0.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,658	$16,576	$16,237	0.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,283	$21,958	$22,499	5.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,115	$17,576	$17,007	2.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Alabaster, AL	Royal Oak, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	0.4%	3.1%	87.1%
2015-2016	12.5%	2.0%	12.5%	84.0%
2016-2017	57.9%	6.9%	57.9%	88.1%
2017-2018	19.0%	37.1%	19.0%	95.3%
2018-2019	-2.2%	0.5%	-2.2%	122.7%
Since 2014	113.3%	50.8%	113.3%	55.2%

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