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22.5% lower in Forked River, New Jersey
than in Ankeny, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Ankeny, IA	Forked River, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	137	66.8	100	51.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ankeny, IA	Forked River, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.1	113	100	20.1%
Heart Failure	95.8	116.2	100	21.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	88.5	107.8	100	21.8%
Pneumonia	94.7	109.9	100	16.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ankeny, IA	Forked River, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,724	$26,085	$23,281	20.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,395	$18,669	$16,237	21.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,585	$23,877	$22,499	21.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,918	$18,476	$17,007	16.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ankeny, IA	Forked River, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	-2.2%	3.1%	146.8%
2015-2016	13.2%	5.1%	12.5%	61.4%
2016-2017	26.3%	4.8%	57.9%	81.7%
2017-2018	88.1%	18.7%	19.0%	78.8%
2018-2019	6.9%	-14.8%	-2.2%	314.5%
Since 2014	201.2%	9.0%	113.3%	95.5%

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