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Kalamazoo, Michigan vs. Gulf Shores, Alabama

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Health
  10.8% higher in Gulf Shores, Alabama
than in Kalamazoo, Michigan
   Insurance cost
Kalamazoo, MIGulf Shores, ALU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium87.3103.1100  18.1%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Kalamazoo, MIGulf Shores, ALU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack95.5100.2100  4.9%
Heart Failure98.393.8100  4.6%
Hip Knee Replacement81.893.6100  14.4%
Pneumonia96.990.2100  6.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Kalamazoo, MIGulf Shores, ALU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,044$23,131$23,281  4.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,790$15,065$16,237  4.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,107$20,722$22,499  14.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,293$15,174$17,007  6.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Kalamazoo, MIGulf Shores, ALU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20150.4%3.1%3.1%  675.0%
2015-20162.0%12.5%12.5%  525.0%
2016-20176.9%57.9%57.9%  739.1%
2017-201837.1%19.0%19.0%  48.8%
2018-20190.5%-2.2%-2.2%  540.0%
Since 201450.8%113.3%113.3%  123.0%
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