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4.6% higher in Gulf Shores, Alabama
than in Brunswick, Maine

Insurance cost

	Brunswick, ME	Gulf Shores, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	93.1	103.1	100	10.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Brunswick, ME	Gulf Shores, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.1	100.2	100	2.1%
Heart Failure	97.9	93.8	100	4.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	91.5	93.6	100	2.3%
Pneumonia	102.4	90.2	100	11.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Brunswick, ME	Gulf Shores, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,637	$23,131	$23,281	2.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,723	$15,065	$16,237	4.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,258	$20,722	$22,499	2.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,222	$15,174	$17,007	11.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Brunswick, ME	Gulf Shores, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.2%	3.1%	3.1%	358.3%
2015-2016	4.4%	12.5%	12.5%	184.1%
2016-2017	14.9%	57.9%	57.9%	288.6%
2017-2018	52.7%	19.0%	19.0%	63.9%
2018-2019	-7.5%	-2.2%	-2.2%	70.7%
Since 2014	67.4%	113.3%	113.3%	68.1%

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