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34.8% higher in Casper, Wyoming
than in Gulf Shores, Alabama

Insurance cost

	Gulf Shores, AL	Casper, WY	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	103.1	167.6	100	62.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Gulf Shores, AL	Casper, WY	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	100.2	94.9	100	5.3%
Heart Failure	93.8	104.3	100	11.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	93.6	104.3	100	11.4%
Pneumonia	90.2	96.5	100	7.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Gulf Shores, AL	Casper, WY	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,131	$21,909	$23,281	5.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,065	$16,754	$16,237	11.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,722	$23,095	$22,499	11.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,174	$16,227	$17,007	6.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Gulf Shores, AL	Casper, WY	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	4.5%	3.1%	45.2%
2015-2016	12.5%	5.7%	12.5%	54.4%
2016-2017	57.9%	8.9%	57.9%	84.6%
2017-2018	19.0%	71.6%	19.0%	276.8%
2018-2019	-2.2%	0.0%	-2.2%	100.0%
Since 2014	113.3%	106.4%	113.3%	6.1%

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