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34.8% higher in Sheldon, Iowa
than in Bend, Oregon

Insurance cost

	Bend, OR	Sheldon, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	92.7	148.2	100	59.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bend, OR	Sheldon, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96.2	95.5	100	0.7%
Heart Failure	96.6	107.6	100	11.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	83.1	91.3	100	9.9%
Pneumonia	91.5	116.7	100	27.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bend, OR	Sheldon, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,195	$22,044	$23,281	0.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,515	$17,297	$16,237	11.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,404	$20,208	$22,499	9.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,382	$19,616	$17,007	27.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bend, OR	Sheldon, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	2.8%	4.7%	3.1%	67.9%
2015-2016	22.9%	13.2%	12.5%	42.4%
2016-2017	27.0%	26.3%	57.9%	2.6%
2017-2018	19.0%	88.1%	19.0%	363.7%
2018-2019	7.0%	6.9%	-2.2%	1.4%
Since 2014	104.1%	201.2%	113.3%	93.3%

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