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13.9% lower in Orange Beach, Alabama
than in Asheville, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Asheville, NC	Orange Beach, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	131.5	103.1	100	21.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Asheville, NC	Orange Beach, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	92.1	100.2	100	8.8%
Heart Failure	101.2	93.8	100	7.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.8	93.6	100	8.1%
Pneumonia	104	90.2	100	13.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Asheville, NC	Orange Beach, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,250	$23,131	$23,281	8.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,266	$15,065	$16,237	7.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,542	$20,722	$22,499	8.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,495	$15,174	$17,007	13.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Asheville, NC	Orange Beach, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	3.1%	3.1%	48.3%
2015-2016	23.1%	12.5%	12.5%	45.9%
2016-2017	39.6%	57.9%	57.9%	46.2%
2017-2018	15.5%	19.0%	19.0%	22.6%
2018-2019	-1.4%	-2.2%	-2.2%	57.1%
Since 2014	107.4%	113.3%	113.3%	5.5%

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