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Winston-Salem, North Carolina vs. Gulf Shores, Alabama

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Health
  4.4% lower in Gulf Shores, Alabama
than in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
   Insurance cost
Winston-Salem, NCGulf Shores, ALU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium114.8103.1100  10.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Winston-Salem, NCGulf Shores, ALU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack89.2100.2100  12.3%
Heart Failure95.193.8100  1.4%
Hip Knee Replacement93.193.6100  0.5%
Pneumonia96.590.2100  6.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Winston-Salem, NCGulf Shores, ALU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$20,577$23,131$23,281  12.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,276$15,065$16,237  1.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,602$20,722$22,499  0.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,221$15,174$17,007  6.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Winston-Salem, NCGulf Shores, ALU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20156.0%3.1%3.1%  48.3%
2015-201623.1%12.5%12.5%  45.9%
2016-201739.6%57.9%57.9%  46.2%
2017-201815.5%19.0%19.0%  22.6%
2018-2019-1.4%-2.2%-2.2%  57.1%
Since 2014107.4%113.3%113.3%  5.5%
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