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4.1% higher in Dauphin Island, Alabama
than in Gulf Shores, Alabama

Insurance cost

	Gulf Shores, AL	Dauphin Island, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	103.1	105.4	100	2.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Gulf Shores, AL	Dauphin Island, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	100.2	100.7	100	0.5%
Heart Failure	93.8	96.2	100	2.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	93.6	104.2	100	11.3%
Pneumonia	90.2	101	100	12.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Gulf Shores, AL	Dauphin Island, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,131	$23,232	$23,281	0.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,065	$15,450	$16,237	2.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,722	$23,074	$22,499	11.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,174	$16,983	$17,007	11.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Gulf Shores, AL	Dauphin Island, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	3.1%	3.1%	0.0%
2015-2016	12.5%	12.5%	12.5%	0.0%
2016-2017	57.9%	57.9%	57.9%	0.0%
2017-2018	19.0%	19.0%	19.0%	0.0%
2018-2019	-2.2%	-2.2%	-2.2%	0.0%
Since 2014	113.3%	113.3%	113.3%	0.0%

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