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2.9% lower in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
than in Darlington, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Darlington, SC	Tuscaloosa, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	105.8	99.8	100	5.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Darlington, SC	Tuscaloosa, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.8	100.7	100	3.0%
Heart Failure	90.2	101.8	100	12.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	114.9	112.5	100	2.1%
Pneumonia	100.7	98.8	100	1.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Darlington, SC	Tuscaloosa, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,960	$23,240	$23,281	3.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,501	$16,352	$16,237	12.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,445	$24,909	$22,499	2.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,939	$16,608	$17,007	2.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Darlington, SC	Tuscaloosa, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	3.1%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	12.5%	12.5%	12.6%
2016-2017	28.2%	57.9%	57.9%	105.3%
2017-2018	34.7%	19.0%	19.0%	45.2%
2018-2019	6.2%	-2.2%	-2.2%	135.5%
Since 2014	103.7%	113.3%	113.3%	9.3%

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