Fort Payne, Alabama vs. Meridian, Mississippi

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Health
  0.2% higher in Meridian, Mississippi
than in Fort Payne, Alabama
   Insurance cost
Fort Payne, ALMeridian, MSU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium103.191.9100  10.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Fort Payne, ALMeridian, MSU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack101.398.9100  2.4%
Heart Failure99.2104.7100  5.5%
Hip Knee Replacement104.7132.6100  26.6%
Pneumonia101.6114.7100  12.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Fort Payne, ALMeridian, MSU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,368$22,815$23,281  2.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,938$16,822$16,237  5.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$23,174$29,349$22,499  26.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,090$19,287$17,007  12.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Fort Payne, ALMeridian, MSU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.1%-19.6%3.1%  732.3%
2015-201612.5%-8.2%12.5%  165.6%
2016-201757.9%17.9%57.9%  69.1%
2017-201819.0%57.8%19.0%  204.2%
2018-2019-2.2%0.4%-2.2%  118.2%
Since 2014113.3%37.8%113.3%  66.6%
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