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10.6% lower in Birmingham, Alabama
than in Ketchikan, Alaska

Insurance cost

	Ketchikan, AK	Birmingham, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	134.9	100.8	100	25.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ketchikan, AK	Birmingham, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.5	97.2	100	4.2%
Heart Failure	89.3	101.8	100	14.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	89.5	103.9	100	16.1%
Pneumonia	75.9	104.7	100	37.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ketchikan, AK	Birmingham, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,416	$22,431	$23,281	4.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,346	$16,360	$16,237	14.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,825	$23,011	$22,499	16.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$12,766	$17,608	$17,007	37.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ketchikan, AK	Birmingham, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	14.6%	3.1%	3.1%	78.8%
2015-2016	47.3%	12.5%	12.5%	73.6%
2016-2017	28.8%	57.9%	57.9%	101.0%
2017-2018	-21.6%	19.0%	19.0%	188.0%
2018-2019	-3.3%	-2.2%	-2.2%	33.3%
Since 2014	64.8%	113.3%	113.3%	74.8%

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