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38.2% higher in Iowa City, Iowa
than in Alexandria, Minnesota

Insurance cost

	Alexandria, MN	Iowa City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	67.2	140.7	100	109.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Alexandria, MN	Iowa City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101	89.7	100	11.2%
Heart Failure	95.5	97.9	100	2.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	99.4	82.9	100	16.6%
Pneumonia	103.6	98.9	100	4.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Alexandria, MN	Iowa City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,310	$20,690	$23,281	11.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,349	$15,735	$16,237	2.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,007	$18,358	$22,499	16.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,416	$16,623	$17,007	4.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Alexandria, MN	Iowa City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	42.3%	4.7%	3.1%	88.9%
2015-2016	0.4%	13.2%	12.5%	3,200.0%
2016-2017	58.5%	26.3%	57.9%	55.0%
2017-2018	-6.6%	88.1%	19.0%	1,434.8%
2018-2019	-15.3%	6.9%	-2.2%	145.1%
Since 2014	79.1%	201.2%	113.3%	154.4%

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