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Health
12.6% higher in Birmingham, Alabama
than in Lexington, Kentucky

Insurance cost

	Lexington, KY	Birmingham, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	77.4	100.8	100	30.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Lexington, KY	Birmingham, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104	97.2	100	6.5%
Heart Failure	109.5	101.8	100	7.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	94.2	103.9	100	10.3%
Pneumonia	107.7	104.7	100	2.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Lexington, KY	Birmingham, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,002	$22,431	$23,281	6.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,589	$16,360	$16,237	7.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,863	$23,011	$22,499	10.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,106	$17,608	$17,007	2.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Lexington, KY	Birmingham, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	7.7%	3.1%	3.1%	59.7%
2015-2016	-1.9%	12.5%	12.5%	757.9%
2016-2017	10.7%	57.9%	57.9%	441.1%
2017-2018	46.0%	19.0%	19.0%	58.7%
2018-2019	9.0%	-2.2%	-2.2%	124.4%
Since 2014	86.2%	113.3%	113.3%	31.4%

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