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1.1% lower in Birmingham, Alabama
than in Lake View, Alabama

Insurance cost

	Lake View, AL	Birmingham, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	99.8	100.8	100	1.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Lake View, AL	Birmingham, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	100.7	97.2	100	3.5%
Heart Failure	101.8	101.8	100	0.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	112.5	103.9	100	7.6%
Pneumonia	98.8	104.7	100	6.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Lake View, AL	Birmingham, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,240	$22,431	$23,281	3.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,352	$16,360	$16,237	0.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,909	$23,011	$22,499	7.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,608	$17,608	$17,007	6.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Lake View, AL	Birmingham, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	3.1%	3.1%	0.0%
2015-2016	12.5%	12.5%	12.5%	0.0%
2016-2017	57.9%	57.9%	57.9%	0.0%
2017-2018	19.0%	19.0%	19.0%	0.0%
2018-2019	-2.2%	-2.2%	-2.2%	0.0%
Since 2014	113.3%	113.3%	113.3%	0.0%

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