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12.2% higher in Big Water, Utah
than in Birmingham, Alabama

Insurance cost

	Birmingham, AL	Big Water, UT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.8	128.2	100	27.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Birmingham, AL	Big Water, UT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.2	100.7	100	3.6%
Heart Failure	101.8	99.6	100	2.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	103.9	100.3	100	3.5%
Pneumonia	104.7	90.1	100	13.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Birmingham, AL	Big Water, UT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,431	$23,242	$23,281	3.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,360	$15,998	$16,237	2.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,011	$22,195	$22,499	3.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,608	$15,143	$17,007	14.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Birmingham, AL	Big Water, UT	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	2.3%	3.1%	25.8%
2015-2016	12.5%	15.6%	12.5%	24.8%
2016-2017	57.9%	18.8%	57.9%	67.5%
2017-2018	19.0%	78.0%	19.0%	310.5%
2018-2019	-2.2%	-1.5%	-2.2%	31.8%
Since 2014	113.3%	146.4%	113.3%	29.2%

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