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0.4% lower in Meridian, Mississippi
than in Dothan, Alabama

Insurance cost

	Dothan, AL	Meridian, MS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	102.1	91.9	100	10.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Dothan, AL	Meridian, MS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.8	98.9	100	4.3%
Heart Failure	99	104.7	100	5.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	118	132.6	100	12.4%
Pneumonia	100.6	114.7	100	14.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Dothan, AL	Meridian, MS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,874	$22,815	$23,281	4.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,905	$16,822	$16,237	5.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$26,130	$29,349	$22,499	12.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,909	$19,287	$17,007	14.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Dothan, AL	Meridian, MS	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	-19.6%	3.1%	732.3%
2015-2016	12.5%	-8.2%	12.5%	165.6%
2016-2017	57.9%	17.9%	57.9%	69.1%
2017-2018	19.0%	57.8%	19.0%	204.2%
2018-2019	-2.2%	0.4%	-2.2%	118.2%
Since 2014	113.3%	37.8%	113.3%	66.6%

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