Waterloo, Iowa vs. Boulder, Colorado

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Health
  22.1% lower in Boulder, Colorado
than in Waterloo, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Waterloo, IABoulder, COU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium13989.4100  35.7%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Waterloo, IABoulder, COU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack105.8103100  2.6%
Heart Failure105.1105100  0.1%
Hip Knee Replacement99.792.4100  7.3%
Pneumonia10197.6100  3.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Waterloo, IABoulder, COU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,415$23,766$23,281  2.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,887$16,867$16,237  0.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,076$20,456$22,499  7.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,991$16,404$17,007  3.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Waterloo, IABoulder, COU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%12.0%3.1%  155.3%
2015-201613.2%-0.3%12.5%  102.3%
2016-201726.3%14.7%57.9%  44.1%
2017-201888.1%33.5%19.0%  62.0%
2018-20196.9%3.8%-2.2%  44.9%
Since 2014201.2%77.5%113.3%  61.5%
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