Tuscaloosa, Alabama vs. Topeka, Kansas

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Health
  0.8% higher in Topeka, Kansas
than in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
   Insurance cost
Tuscaloosa, ALTopeka, KSU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium99.8104.2100  4.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Tuscaloosa, ALTopeka, KSU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack100.7106.8100  6.1%
Heart Failure101.8108100  6.1%
Hip Knee Replacement112.590.6100  19.5%
Pneumonia98.8108.2100  9.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Tuscaloosa, ALTopeka, KSU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,240$24,653$23,281  6.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,352$17,357$16,237  6.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$24,909$20,066$22,499  19.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,608$18,197$17,007  9.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Tuscaloosa, ALTopeka, KSU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.1%-4.6%3.1%  248.4%
2015-201612.5%15.8%12.5%  26.4%
2016-201757.9%42.4%57.9%  26.8%
2017-201819.0%37.8%19.0%  98.9%
2018-2019-2.2%6.6%-2.2%  400.0%
Since 2014113.3%131.0%113.3%  15.6%
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