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17.0% lower in Brockton, Massachusetts
than in Birmingham, Alabama

Insurance cost

	Birmingham, AL	Brockton, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.8	61.4	100	39.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Birmingham, AL	Brockton, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.2	105.4	100	8.4%
Heart Failure	101.8	105.9	100	4.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	103.9	106.4	100	2.4%
Pneumonia	104.7	108.8	100	3.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Birmingham, AL	Brockton, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,431	$24,318	$23,281	8.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,360	$17,011	$16,237	4.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,011	$23,561	$22,499	2.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,608	$18,287	$17,007	3.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Birmingham, AL	Brockton, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	-2.6%	3.1%	183.9%
2015-2016	12.5%	-1.5%	12.5%	112.0%
2016-2017	57.9%	-2.7%	57.9%	104.7%
2017-2018	19.0%	26.4%	19.0%	38.9%
2018-2019	-2.2%	5.1%	-2.2%	331.8%
Since 2014	113.3%	23.9%	113.3%	78.9%

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