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24.4% higher in Carroll, Iowa
than in Abilene, Kansas

Insurance cost

	Abilene, KS	Carroll, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	101.5	157.2	100	54.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Abilene, KS	Carroll, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.6	100.3	100	1.3%
Heart Failure	105.4	90.8	100	13.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	96.3	90	100	6.5%
Pneumonia	101.9	92.6	100	9.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Abilene, KS	Carroll, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,448	$23,145	$23,281	1.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,941	$14,582	$16,237	13.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,319	$19,920	$22,499	6.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,137	$15,565	$17,007	9.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Abilene, KS	Carroll, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-4.6%	4.7%	3.1%	202.2%
2015-2016	15.8%	13.2%	12.5%	16.5%
2016-2017	42.4%	26.3%	57.9%	38.0%
2017-2018	37.8%	88.1%	19.0%	133.1%
2018-2019	6.6%	6.9%	-2.2%	4.5%
Since 2014	131.0%	201.2%	113.3%	53.6%

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