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2.7% higher in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
than in Birmingham, Alabama

Insurance cost

	Birmingham, AL	Winston-Salem, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.8	114.8	100	13.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Birmingham, AL	Winston-Salem, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.2	89.2	100	8.2%
Heart Failure	101.8	95.1	100	6.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	103.9	93.1	100	10.4%
Pneumonia	104.7	96.5	100	7.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Birmingham, AL	Winston-Salem, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,431	$20,577	$23,281	8.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,360	$15,276	$16,237	6.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,011	$20,602	$22,499	10.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,608	$16,221	$17,007	7.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Birmingham, AL	Winston-Salem, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	6.0%	3.1%	93.5%
2015-2016	12.5%	23.1%	12.5%	84.8%
2016-2017	57.9%	39.6%	57.9%	31.6%
2017-2018	19.0%	15.5%	19.0%	18.4%
2018-2019	-2.2%	-1.4%	-2.2%	36.4%
Since 2014	113.3%	107.4%	113.3%	5.2%

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