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0.1% higher in Preston, Idaho
than in Birmingham, Alabama

Insurance cost

	Birmingham, AL	Preston, ID	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.8	105.6	100	4.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Birmingham, AL	Preston, ID	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.2	100.7	100	3.6%
Heart Failure	101.8	84.8	100	16.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	103.9	106.5	100	2.5%
Pneumonia	104.7	81.9	100	21.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Birmingham, AL	Preston, ID	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,431	$23,242	$23,281	3.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,360	$13,633	$16,237	16.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,011	$23,571	$22,499	2.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,608	$13,772	$17,007	21.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Birmingham, AL	Preston, ID	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	19.6%	3.1%	532.3%
2015-2016	12.5%	1.1%	12.5%	91.2%
2016-2017	57.9%	25.0%	57.9%	56.8%
2017-2018	19.0%	34.6%	19.0%	82.1%
2018-2019	-2.2%	4.2%	-2.2%	290.9%
Since 2014	113.3%	111.9%	113.3%	1.2%

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