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14.2% higher in Elkins, West Virginia
than in Birmingham, Alabama

Insurance cost

	Birmingham, AL	Elkins, WV	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.8	129.9	100	28.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Birmingham, AL	Elkins, WV	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.2	99.4	100	2.3%
Heart Failure	101.8	90.1	100	11.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	103.9	109.7	100	5.6%
Pneumonia	104.7	97.8	100	6.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Birmingham, AL	Elkins, WV	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,431	$22,937	$23,281	2.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,360	$14,482	$16,237	11.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,011	$24,289	$22,499	5.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,608	$16,448	$17,007	6.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Birmingham, AL	Elkins, WV	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	2.8%	3.1%	9.7%
2015-2016	12.5%	24.2%	12.5%	93.6%
2016-2017	57.9%	31.5%	57.9%	45.6%
2017-2018	19.0%	15.5%	19.0%	18.4%
2018-2019	-2.2%	9.4%	-2.2%	527.3%
Since 2014	113.3%	112.1%	113.3%	1.1%

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