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14.0% higher in Birmingham, Alabama
than in Somerset, New Jersey

Insurance cost

	Somerset, NJ	Birmingham, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	66.8	100.8	100	50.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Somerset, NJ	Birmingham, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	111.8	97.2	100	13.1%
Heart Failure	113.8	101.8	100	10.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	106.6	103.9	100	2.5%
Pneumonia	113.2	104.7	100	7.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Somerset, NJ	Birmingham, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$25,809	$22,431	$23,281	13.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$18,288	$16,360	$16,237	10.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,593	$23,011	$22,499	2.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$19,029	$17,608	$17,007	7.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Somerset, NJ	Birmingham, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.2%	3.1%	3.1%	240.9%
2015-2016	5.1%	12.5%	12.5%	145.1%
2016-2017	4.8%	57.9%	57.9%	1,106.3%
2017-2018	18.7%	19.0%	19.0%	1.6%
2018-2019	-14.8%	-2.2%	-2.2%	85.1%
Since 2014	9.0%	113.3%	113.3%	1,158.9%

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