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1.5% higher in Athens, Alabama
than in Rome, Georgia

Insurance cost

	Rome, GA	Athens, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	115.9	114	100	1.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Rome, GA	Athens, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	84.7	93.7	100	10.6%
Heart Failure	93.4	92.2	100	1.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.8	104.4	100	9.0%
Pneumonia	97.3	93	100	4.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Rome, GA	Athens, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$19,541	$21,610	$23,281	10.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,000	$14,822	$16,237	1.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,209	$23,114	$22,499	9.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,356	$15,634	$17,007	4.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Rome, GA	Athens, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-6.9%	3.1%	3.1%	144.9%
2015-2016	5.9%	12.5%	12.5%	111.9%
2016-2017	17.1%	57.9%	57.9%	238.6%
2017-2018	43.8%	19.0%	19.0%	56.6%
2018-2019	0.8%	-2.2%	-2.2%	375.0%
Since 2014	67.4%	113.3%	113.3%	68.1%

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