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12.2% higher in Gulf Shores, Alabama
than in Dalton, Georgia

Insurance cost

	Dalton, GA	Gulf Shores, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	80	103.1	100	28.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Dalton, GA	Gulf Shores, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	88.8	100.2	100	12.8%
Heart Failure	96.2	93.8	100	2.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	107.4	93.6	100	12.8%
Pneumonia	92.1	90.2	100	2.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Dalton, GA	Gulf Shores, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,489	$23,131	$23,281	12.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,451	$15,065	$16,237	2.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,773	$20,722	$22,499	12.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,485	$15,174	$17,007	2.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Dalton, GA	Gulf Shores, 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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