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Birmingham, Alabama vs. Springfield, Massachusetts

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  17.0% lower in Springfield, Massachusetts
than in Birmingham, Alabama
   Insurance cost
Birmingham, ALSpringfield, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium100.862.6100  37.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Birmingham, ALSpringfield, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack97.298.3100  1.1%
Heart Failure101.8102.2100  0.4%
Hip Knee Replacement103.9115.8100  11.5%
Pneumonia104.7100.9100  3.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Birmingham, ALSpringfield, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,431$22,693$23,281  1.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,360$16,418$16,237  0.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$23,011$25,645$22,499  11.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,608$16,968$17,007  3.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Birmingham, ALSpringfield, MAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.1%-2.6%3.1%  183.9%
2015-201612.5%-1.5%12.5%  112.0%
2016-201757.9%-2.7%57.9%  104.7%
2017-201819.0%26.4%19.0%  38.9%
2018-2019-2.2%5.1%-2.2%  331.8%
Since 2014113.3%23.9%113.3%  78.9%
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