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15.4% higher in Muscatine, Iowa
than in Berkeley, California

Insurance cost

	Berkeley, CA	Muscatine, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	103.1	142.2	100	37.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Berkeley, CA	Muscatine, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.8	96.5	100	6.1%
Heart Failure	102.6	93.5	100	8.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	103.3	94.5	100	8.5%
Pneumonia	108.2	104.2	100	3.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Berkeley, CA	Muscatine, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,723	$22,272	$23,281	6.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,481	$15,016	$16,237	8.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,864	$20,929	$22,499	8.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,195	$17,514	$17,007	3.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Berkeley, CA	Muscatine, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	4.7%	3.1%	17.5%
2015-2016	0.0%	13.2%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	26.3%	57.9%	182.8%
2017-2018	26.1%	88.1%	19.0%	237.5%
2018-2019	1.2%	6.9%	-2.2%	475.0%
Since 2014	45.0%	201.2%	113.3%	347.1%

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