Birmingham, Alabama vs. Ottumwa, Iowa

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Health
  27.5% higher in Ottumwa, Iowa
than in Birmingham, Alabama
   Insurance cost
Birmingham, ALOttumwa, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium100.8154.5100  53.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Birmingham, ALOttumwa, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack97.2106.9100  10.0%
Heart Failure101.8106.6100  4.7%
Hip Knee Replacement103.995.1100  8.5%
Pneumonia104.7108.8100  3.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Birmingham, ALOttumwa, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,431$24,670$23,281  10.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,360$17,135$16,237  4.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$23,011$21,065$22,499  8.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,608$18,290$17,007  3.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Birmingham, ALOttumwa, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.1%4.7%3.1%  51.6%
2015-201612.5%13.2%12.5%  5.6%
2016-201757.9%26.3%57.9%  54.6%
2017-201819.0%88.1%19.0%  363.7%
2018-2019-2.2%6.9%-2.2%  413.6%
Since 2014113.3%201.2%113.3%  77.6%
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