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1.0% higher in Iowa City, Iowa
than in Boone, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Boone, NC	Iowa City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	132.8	140.7	100	5.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Boone, NC	Iowa City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	92.5	89.7	100	3.0%
Heart Failure	100.7	97.9	100	2.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	96.5	82.9	100	14.1%
Pneumonia	96.6	98.9	100	2.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Boone, NC	Iowa City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,337	$20,690	$23,281	3.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,173	$15,735	$16,237	2.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,370	$18,358	$22,499	14.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,245	$16,623	$17,007	2.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Boone, NC	Iowa City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	4.7%	3.1%	21.7%
2015-2016	23.1%	13.2%	12.5%	42.9%
2016-2017	39.6%	26.3%	57.9%	33.6%
2017-2018	15.5%	88.1%	19.0%	468.4%
2018-2019	-1.4%	6.9%	-2.2%	592.9%
Since 2014	107.4%	201.2%	113.3%	87.3%

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