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Health
7.9% higher in Gulf Shores, Alabama
than in Bend, Oregon

Insurance cost

	Bend, OR	Gulf Shores, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	92.7	103.1	100	11.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bend, OR	Gulf Shores, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96.2	100.2	100	4.2%
Heart Failure	96.6	93.8	100	2.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	83.1	93.6	100	12.6%
Pneumonia	91.5	90.2	100	1.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bend, OR	Gulf Shores, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,195	$23,131	$23,281	4.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,515	$15,065	$16,237	2.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,404	$20,722	$22,499	12.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,382	$15,174	$17,007	1.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bend, OR	Gulf Shores, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	2.8%	3.1%	3.1%	10.7%
2015-2016	22.9%	12.5%	12.5%	45.4%
2016-2017	27.0%	57.9%	57.9%	114.4%
2017-2018	19.0%	19.0%	19.0%	0.0%
2018-2019	7.0%	-2.2%	-2.2%	131.4%
Since 2014	104.1%	113.3%	113.3%	8.8%

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