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2.6% lower in Fort Walton Beach, Florida
than in Decatur, Alabama

Insurance cost

	Decatur, AL	Fort Walton Beach, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	102.1	94.4	100	7.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Decatur, AL	Fort Walton Beach, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.5	99.3	100	1.8%
Heart Failure	90.5	100.1	100	10.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	103	103.2	100	0.2%
Pneumonia	93.2	95.4	100	2.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Decatur, AL	Fort Walton Beach, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,493	$22,909	$23,281	1.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,544	$16,077	$16,237	10.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,797	$22,852	$22,499	0.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,670	$16,046	$17,007	2.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Decatur, AL	Fort Walton Beach, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	6.0%	3.1%	93.5%
2015-2016	12.5%	1.8%	12.5%	85.6%
2016-2017	57.9%	15.3%	57.9%	73.6%
2017-2018	19.0%	40.8%	19.0%	114.7%
2018-2019	-2.2%	2.4%	-2.2%	209.1%
Since 2014	113.3%	79.3%	113.3%	30.0%

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