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1.4% lower in Auburn, Maine
than in Birmingham, Alabama

Insurance cost

	Birmingham, AL	Auburn, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.8	102.9	100	2.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Birmingham, AL	Auburn, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.2	97.4	100	0.2%
Heart Failure	101.8	99.2	100	2.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	103.9	92.3	100	11.2%
Pneumonia	104.7	100.8	100	3.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Birmingham, AL	Auburn, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,431	$22,486	$23,281	0.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,360	$15,937	$16,237	2.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,011	$20,429	$22,499	11.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,608	$16,955	$17,007	3.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Birmingham, AL	Auburn, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	-1.2%	3.1%	138.7%
2015-2016	12.5%	4.4%	12.5%	64.8%
2016-2017	57.9%	14.9%	57.9%	74.3%
2017-2018	19.0%	52.7%	19.0%	177.4%
2018-2019	-2.2%	-7.5%	-2.2%	240.9%
Since 2014	113.3%	67.4%	113.3%	40.5%

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