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9.7% higher in Muscle Shoals, Alabama
than in Chickamauga, Georgia

Insurance cost

	Chickamauga, GA	Muscle Shoals, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	84.1	102.1	100	21.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Chickamauga, GA	Muscle Shoals, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104.2	96.1	100	7.8%
Heart Failure	99.8	98.5	100	1.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	99.6	111.4	100	11.8%
Pneumonia	102.8	96.7	100	5.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Chickamauga, GA	Muscle Shoals, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,039	$22,166	$23,281	7.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,031	$15,821	$16,237	1.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,041	$24,657	$22,499	11.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,279	$16,260	$17,007	5.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Chickamauga, GA	Muscle Shoals, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-6.9%	3.1%	3.1%	144.9%
2015-2016	5.9%	12.5%	12.5%	111.9%
2016-2017	17.1%	57.9%	57.9%	238.6%
2017-2018	43.8%	19.0%	19.0%	56.6%
2018-2019	0.8%	-2.2%	-2.2%	375.0%
Since 2014	67.4%	113.3%	113.3%	68.1%

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