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2.7% higher in Ruston, Louisiana
than in Hoover, Alabama

Insurance cost

	Hoover, AL	Ruston, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.8	100.8	100	0.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Hoover, AL	Ruston, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.2	102.3	100	5.2%
Heart Failure	101.8	103.1	100	1.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	103.9	107.8	100	3.8%
Pneumonia	104.7	117.4	100	12.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Hoover, AL	Ruston, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,431	$23,602	$23,281	5.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,360	$16,569	$16,237	1.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,011	$23,870	$22,499	3.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,608	$19,739	$17,007	12.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Hoover, AL	Ruston, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	5.5%	3.1%	77.4%
2015-2016	12.5%	8.6%	12.5%	31.2%
2016-2017	57.9%	17.0%	57.9%	70.6%
2017-2018	19.0%	14.8%	19.0%	22.1%
2018-2019	-2.2%	-4.2%	-2.2%	90.9%
Since 2014	113.3%	47.4%	113.3%	58.2%

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Hoover, Alabama vs. Ruston, Louisiana

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