Altoona, Iowa vs. Derby, Kansas

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Health
  11.1% lower in Derby, Kansas
than in Altoona, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Altoona, IADerby, KSU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium137101.5100  25.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Altoona, IADerby, KSU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack94.1103.7100  10.2%
Heart Failure95.8104.6100  9.2%
Hip Knee Replacement88.598.6100  11.4%
Pneumonia94.7106.8100  12.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Altoona, IADerby, KSU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,724$23,924$23,281  10.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,395$16,806$16,237  9.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$19,585$21,823$22,499  11.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,918$17,958$17,007  12.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Altoona, IADerby, KSU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%-4.6%3.1%  197.9%
2015-201613.2%15.8%12.5%  19.7%
2016-201726.3%42.4%57.9%  61.2%
2017-201888.1%37.8%19.0%  57.1%
2018-20196.9%6.6%-2.2%  4.3%
Since 2014201.2%131.0%113.3%  34.9%
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