Tuscaloosa, Alabama vs. Athens, Georgia

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Health
  12.9% lower in Athens, Georgia
than in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
   Insurance cost
Tuscaloosa, ALAthens, GAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium99.882.9100  16.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Tuscaloosa, ALAthens, GAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack100.789100  11.6%
Heart Failure101.894.1100  7.6%
Hip Knee Replacement112.5100.6100  10.6%
Pneumonia98.897.3100  1.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Tuscaloosa, ALAthens, GAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,240$20,530$23,281  11.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,352$15,113$16,237  7.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$24,909$22,270$22,499  10.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,608$16,359$17,007  1.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Tuscaloosa, ALAthens, GAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.1%-6.9%3.1%  322.6%
2015-201612.5%5.9%12.5%  52.8%
2016-201757.9%17.1%57.9%  70.5%
2017-201819.0%43.8%19.0%  130.5%
2018-2019-2.2%0.8%-2.2%  136.4%
Since 2014113.3%67.4%113.3%  40.5%
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