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Health
28.9% higher in Fort Dodge, Iowa
than in Birmingham, Alabama

Insurance cost

	Birmingham, AL	Fort Dodge, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.8	157.2	100	56.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Birmingham, AL	Fort Dodge, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.2	106.6	100	9.7%
Heart Failure	101.8	104	100	2.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	103.9	105.2	100	1.3%
Pneumonia	104.7	92.6	100	11.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Birmingham, AL	Fort Dodge, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,431	$24,606	$23,281	9.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,360	$16,714	$16,237	2.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,011	$23,289	$22,499	1.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,608	$15,570	$17,007	11.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Birmingham, AL	Fort Dodge, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	4.7%	3.1%	51.6%
2015-2016	12.5%	13.2%	12.5%	5.6%
2016-2017	57.9%	26.3%	57.9%	54.6%
2017-2018	19.0%	88.1%	19.0%	363.7%
2018-2019	-2.2%	6.9%	-2.2%	413.6%
Since 2014	113.3%	201.2%	113.3%	77.6%

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