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Gulf Shores, Alabama vs. Surfside Beach, South Carolina

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Health
  0.4% lower in Surfside Beach, South Carolina
than in Gulf Shores, Alabama
   Insurance cost
Gulf Shores, ALSurfside Beach, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium103.1101.7100  1.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Gulf Shores, ALSurfside Beach, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack100.2102100  1.8%
Heart Failure93.895.2100  1.5%
Hip Knee Replacement93.689.6100  4.3%
Pneumonia90.296.9100  7.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Gulf Shores, ALSurfside Beach, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,131$23,531$23,281  1.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,065$15,296$16,237  1.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,722$19,833$22,499  4.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,174$16,287$17,007  7.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Gulf Shores, ALSurfside Beach, 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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