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1.1% lower in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
than in Gulf Shores, Alabama

Insurance cost

	Gulf Shores, AL	Mount Pleasant, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	103.1	96	100	6.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Gulf Shores, AL	Mount Pleasant, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	100.2	104.5	100	4.3%
Heart Failure	93.8	104.2	100	11.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	93.6	93.4	100	0.2%
Pneumonia	90.2	101.4	100	12.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Gulf Shores, AL	Mount Pleasant, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,131	$24,122	$23,281	4.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,065	$16,748	$16,237	11.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,722	$20,687	$22,499	0.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,174	$17,046	$17,007	12.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Gulf Shores, AL	Mount Pleasant, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	12.5%	11.1%	12.5%	11.2%
2016-2017	57.9%	28.2%	57.9%	51.3%
2017-2018	19.0%	34.7%	19.0%	82.6%
2018-2019	-2.2%	6.2%	-2.2%	381.8%
Since 2014	113.3%	103.7%	113.3%	8.5%

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