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Gulf Shores, Alabama vs. Bluffton, South Carolina

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Health
  2.4% lower in Bluffton, South Carolina
than in Gulf Shores, Alabama
   Insurance cost
Gulf Shores, ALBluffton, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium103.1103.1100  0.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Gulf Shores, ALBluffton, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack100.289.5100  10.7%
Heart Failure93.882100  12.6%
Hip Knee Replacement93.694.4100  0.9%
Pneumonia90.292.8100  2.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Gulf Shores, ALBluffton, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,131$20,655$23,281  10.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,065$13,179$16,237  12.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,722$20,900$22,499  0.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,174$15,599$17,007  2.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Gulf Shores, ALBluffton, SCU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.1%0.0%3.1%  100.0%
2015-201612.5%11.1%12.5%  11.2%
2016-201757.9%28.2%57.9%  51.3%
2017-201819.0%34.7%19.0%  82.6%
2018-2019-2.2%6.2%-2.2%  381.8%
Since 2014113.3%103.7%113.3%  8.5%
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