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Asheville, North Carolina vs. Iowa City, Iowa

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Health
  0.3% higher in Iowa City, Iowa
than in Asheville, North Carolina
   Insurance cost
Asheville, NCIowa City, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.5140.7100  7.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Asheville, NCIowa City, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack92.189.7100  2.6%
Heart Failure101.297.9100  3.3%
Hip Knee Replacement101.882.9100  18.6%
Pneumonia10498.9100  4.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Asheville, NCIowa City, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,250$20,690$23,281  2.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,266$15,735$16,237  3.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,542$18,358$22,499  18.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,495$16,623$17,007  5.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Asheville, NCIowa City, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20156.0%4.7%3.1%  21.7%
2015-201623.1%13.2%12.5%  42.9%
2016-201739.6%26.3%57.9%  33.6%
2017-201815.5%88.1%19.0%  468.4%
2018-2019-1.4%6.9%-2.2%  592.9%
Since 2014107.4%201.2%113.3%  87.3%
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