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Health
9.2% higher in Ashland, Alabama
than in Sandy Springs, Georgia

Insurance cost

	Sandy Springs, GA	Ashland, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	84.5	103.1	100	22.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Sandy Springs, GA	Ashland, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.6	98.9	100	1.3%
Heart Failure	98.1	85.7	100	12.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	98.7	106.4	100	7.8%
Pneumonia	104.4	87.3	100	16.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Sandy Springs, GA	Ashland, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,524	$22,827	$23,281	1.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,757	$13,766	$16,237	12.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,853	$23,552	$22,499	7.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,561	$14,683	$17,007	16.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Sandy Springs, GA	Ashland, 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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