Birmingham, Alabama vs. Denver, Colorado

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Health
  8.5% lower in Denver, Colorado
than in Birmingham, Alabama
   Insurance cost
Birmingham, ALDenver, COU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium100.884.3100  16.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Birmingham, ALDenver, COU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack97.2100.6100  3.5%
Heart Failure101.8103.1100  1.3%
Hip Knee Replacement103.997.8100  5.9%
Pneumonia104.7104.2100  0.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Birmingham, ALDenver, COU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,431$23,206$23,281  3.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,360$16,567$16,237  1.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$23,011$21,660$22,499  5.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,608$17,519$17,007  0.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Birmingham, ALDenver, COU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.1%12.0%3.1%  287.1%
2015-201612.5%-0.3%12.5%  102.4%
2016-201757.9%14.7%57.9%  74.6%
2017-201819.0%33.5%19.0%  76.3%
2018-2019-2.2%3.8%-2.2%  272.7%
Since 2014113.3%77.5%113.3%  31.6%
   Health Insurance Premiums
      State average
Cost of Taxes