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Health
12.5% higher in Muscle Shoals, Alabama
than in Chicago, Illinois

Insurance cost

	Chicago, IL	Muscle Shoals, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	73.7	102.1	100	38.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Chicago, IL	Muscle Shoals, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.1	96.1	100	6.8%
Heart Failure	104.1	98.5	100	5.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	112.3	111.4	100	0.8%
Pneumonia	110.4	96.7	100	12.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Chicago, IL	Muscle Shoals, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,800	$22,166	$23,281	6.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,722	$15,821	$16,237	5.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,870	$24,657	$22,499	0.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,557	$16,260	$17,007	12.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Chicago, IL	Muscle Shoals, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	3.1%	3.1%	0.0%
2015-2016	9.0%	12.5%	12.5%	38.9%
2016-2017	38.0%	57.9%	57.9%	52.4%
2017-2018	38.1%	19.0%	19.0%	50.1%
2018-2019	-1.6%	-2.2%	-2.2%	37.5%
Since 2014	110.6%	113.3%	113.3%	2.4%

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