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4.6% lower in Fort Collins, Colorado
than in Birmingham, Alabama

Insurance cost

	Birmingham, AL	Fort Collins, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.8	98.5	100	2.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Birmingham, AL	Fort Collins, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.2	95.3	100	2.0%
Heart Failure	101.8	98.3	100	3.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	103.9	89.4	100	14.0%
Pneumonia	104.7	98	100	6.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Birmingham, AL	Fort Collins, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,431	$21,999	$23,281	1.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,360	$15,797	$16,237	3.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,011	$19,795	$22,499	14.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,608	$16,472	$17,007	6.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Birmingham, AL	Fort Collins, CO	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	12.0%	3.1%	287.1%
2015-2016	12.5%	-0.3%	12.5%	102.4%
2016-2017	57.9%	14.7%	57.9%	74.6%
2017-2018	19.0%	33.5%	19.0%	76.3%
2018-2019	-2.2%	3.8%	-2.2%	272.7%
Since 2014	113.3%	77.5%	113.3%	31.6%

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