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4.6% lower in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
than in Gainesville, Georgia

Insurance cost

	Gainesville, GA	Tuscaloosa, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	122.1	99.8	100	18.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Gainesville, GA	Tuscaloosa, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.5	100.7	100	3.3%
Heart Failure	89.4	101.8	100	13.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	84.1	112.5	100	33.8%
Pneumonia	99.4	98.8	100	0.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Gainesville, GA	Tuscaloosa, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,500	$23,240	$23,281	3.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,360	$16,352	$16,237	13.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,610	$24,909	$22,499	33.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,721	$16,608	$17,007	0.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Gainesville, GA	Tuscaloosa, 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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