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Health
6.2% higher in Iowa City, Iowa
than in Aiken, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Aiken, SC	Iowa City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	115.5	140.7	100	21.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Aiken, SC	Iowa City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.1	89.7	100	7.6%
Heart Failure	94.5	97.9	100	3.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	112	82.9	100	26.0%
Pneumonia	99.9	98.9	100	1.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Aiken, SC	Iowa City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,397	$20,690	$23,281	7.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,177	$15,735	$16,237	3.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,804	$18,358	$22,499	26.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,804	$16,623	$17,007	1.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Aiken, SC	Iowa City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	4.7%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	13.2%	12.5%	18.9%
2016-2017	28.2%	26.3%	57.9%	6.7%
2017-2018	34.7%	88.1%	19.0%	153.9%
2018-2019	6.2%	6.9%	-2.2%	11.3%
Since 2014	103.7%	201.2%	113.3%	94.0%

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