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18.0% higher in Oak Island, North Carolina
than in Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Insurance cost

	Tuscaloosa, AL	Oak Island, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	99.8	147.2	100	47.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Tuscaloosa, AL	Oak Island, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	100.7	101.5	100	0.8%
Heart Failure	101.8	94.4	100	7.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	112.5	87.7	100	22.0%
Pneumonia	98.8	90.7	100	8.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Tuscaloosa, AL	Oak Island, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,240	$23,430	$23,281	0.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,352	$15,173	$16,237	7.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,909	$19,407	$22,499	22.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,608	$15,246	$17,007	8.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Tuscaloosa, AL	Oak Island, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	6.0%	3.1%	93.5%
2015-2016	12.5%	23.1%	12.5%	84.8%
2016-2017	57.9%	39.6%	57.9%	31.6%
2017-2018	19.0%	15.5%	19.0%	18.4%
2018-2019	-2.2%	-1.4%	-2.2%	36.4%
Since 2014	113.3%	107.4%	113.3%	5.2%

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