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19.9% higher in Ocean City, Maryland
than in Gulf Shores, Alabama

Insurance cost

	Gulf Shores, AL	Ocean City, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	103.1	133	100	29.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Gulf Shores, AL	Ocean City, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	100.2	108	100	7.8%
Heart Failure	93.8	109	100	16.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	93.6	99.6	100	6.4%
Pneumonia	90.2	104.3	100	15.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Gulf Shores, AL	Ocean City, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,131	$24,913	$23,281	7.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,065	$17,508	$16,237	16.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,722	$22,055	$22,499	6.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,174	$17,532	$17,007	15.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Gulf Shores, AL	Ocean City, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	15.9%	3.1%	412.9%
2015-2016	12.5%	-0.4%	12.5%	103.2%
2016-2017	57.9%	25.2%	57.9%	56.5%
2017-2018	19.0%	53.1%	19.0%	179.5%
2018-2019	-2.2%	-14.0%	-2.2%	536.4%
Since 2014	113.3%	90.5%	113.3%	20.1%

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