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10.2% higher in Iowa City, Iowa
than in Bangor, Maine

Insurance cost

	Bangor, ME	Iowa City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	113.2	140.7	100	24.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bangor, ME	Iowa City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	92.1	89.7	100	2.6%
Heart Failure	92.4	97.9	100	6.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.1	82.9	100	18.0%
Pneumonia	99	98.9	100	0.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bangor, ME	Iowa City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,247	$20,690	$23,281	2.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,846	$15,735	$16,237	6.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,377	$18,358	$22,499	18.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,647	$16,623	$17,007	0.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bangor, ME	Iowa City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.2%	4.7%	3.1%	491.7%
2015-2016	4.4%	13.2%	12.5%	200.0%
2016-2017	14.9%	26.3%	57.9%	76.5%
2017-2018	52.7%	88.1%	19.0%	67.2%
2018-2019	-7.5%	6.9%	-2.2%	192.0%
Since 2014	67.4%	201.2%	113.3%	198.5%

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