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Health
12.0% higher in Gulf Shores, Alabama
than in Washington, District of Columbia

Insurance cost

	Washington, DC	Gulf Shores, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	75.4	103.1	100	36.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Washington, DC	Gulf Shores, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96.6	100.2	100	3.7%
Heart Failure	96.6	93.8	100	2.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	107.1	93.6	100	12.6%
Pneumonia	106.2	90.2	100	15.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Washington, DC	Gulf Shores, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,300	$23,131	$23,281	3.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,515	$15,065	$16,237	2.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,700	$20,722	$22,499	12.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,862	$15,174	$17,007	15.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Washington, DC	Gulf Shores, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.8%	3.1%	3.1%	287.5%
2015-2016	0.0%	12.5%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	22.1%	57.9%	57.9%	162.0%
2017-2018	8.7%	19.0%	19.0%	118.4%
2018-2019	21.3%	-2.2%	-2.2%	110.3%
Since 2014	62.4%	113.3%	113.3%	81.6%

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