Tuscaloosa, Alabama vs. San Francisco, California

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Health
  1.9% lower in San Francisco, California
than in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
   Insurance cost
Tuscaloosa, ALSan Francisco, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium99.8104.8100  5.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Tuscaloosa, ALSan Francisco, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack100.797.2100  3.5%
Heart Failure101.894.8100  6.9%
Hip Knee Replacement112.596.4100  14.3%
Pneumonia98.892.7100  6.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Tuscaloosa, ALSan Francisco, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,240$22,430$23,281  3.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,352$15,231$16,237  6.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$24,909$21,341$22,499  14.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,608$15,593$17,007  6.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Tuscaloosa, ALSan Francisco, CAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.1%4.0%3.1%  29.0%
2015-201612.5%0.0%12.5%  100.0%
2016-201757.9%9.3%57.9%  83.9%
2017-201819.0%26.1%19.0%  37.4%
2018-2019-2.2%1.2%-2.2%  154.5%
Since 2014113.3%45.0%113.3%  60.3%
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