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11.5% higher in Gulf Shores, Alabama
than in Athens, Georgia

Insurance cost

	Athens, GA	Gulf Shores, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	82.9	103.1	100	24.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Athens, GA	Gulf Shores, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	89	100.2	100	12.6%
Heart Failure	94.1	93.8	100	0.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	100.6	93.6	100	7.0%
Pneumonia	97.3	90.2	100	7.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Athens, GA	Gulf Shores, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,530	$23,131	$23,281	12.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,113	$15,065	$16,237	0.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,270	$20,722	$22,499	7.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,359	$15,174	$17,007	7.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Athens, GA	Gulf Shores, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-6.9%	3.1%	3.1%	144.9%
2015-2016	5.9%	12.5%	12.5%	111.9%
2016-2017	17.1%	57.9%	57.9%	238.6%
2017-2018	43.8%	19.0%	19.0%	56.6%
2018-2019	0.8%	-2.2%	-2.2%	375.0%
Since 2014	67.4%	113.3%	113.3%	68.1%

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