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14.5% higher in Muscle Shoals, Alabama
than in Athens, Georgia

Insurance cost

	Athens, GA	Muscle Shoals, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	82.9	102.1	100	23.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Athens, GA	Muscle Shoals, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	89	96.1	100	8.0%
Heart Failure	94.1	98.5	100	4.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	100.6	111.4	100	10.7%
Pneumonia	97.3	96.7	100	0.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Athens, GA	Muscle Shoals, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,530	$22,166	$23,281	8.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,113	$15,821	$16,237	4.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,270	$24,657	$22,499	10.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,359	$16,260	$17,007	0.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Athens, GA	Muscle Shoals, 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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