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9.3% lower in Muscle Shoals, Alabama
than in High Point, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	High Point, NC	Muscle Shoals, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	131.5	102.1	100	22.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	High Point, NC	Muscle Shoals, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	86.6	96.1	100	11.0%
Heart Failure	95.6	98.5	100	3.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	96.8	111.4	100	15.1%
Pneumonia	95.6	96.7	100	1.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	High Point, NC	Muscle Shoals, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$19,980	$22,166	$23,281	10.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,362	$15,821	$16,237	3.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,431	$24,657	$22,499	15.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,081	$16,260	$17,007	1.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	High Point, NC	Muscle Shoals, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	3.1%	3.1%	48.3%
2015-2016	23.1%	12.5%	12.5%	45.9%
2016-2017	39.6%	57.9%	57.9%	46.2%
2017-2018	15.5%	19.0%	19.0%	22.6%
2018-2019	-1.4%	-2.2%	-2.2%	57.1%
Since 2014	107.4%	113.3%	113.3%	5.5%

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