Boston, Massachusetts vs. Grinnell, Iowa

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Health
  50.8% higher in Grinnell, Iowa
than in Boston, Massachusetts
   Insurance cost
Boston, MAGrinnell, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium61.8157.2100  154.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Boston, MAGrinnell, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.996.9100  5.8%
Heart Failure101.286100  15.0%
Hip Knee Replacement110.493.5100  15.3%
Pneumonia10299100  2.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Boston, MAGrinnell, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,736$22,365$23,281  5.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,264$13,825$16,237  15.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$24,442$20,696$22,499  15.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,153$16,640$17,007  3.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Boston, MAGrinnell, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-2.6%4.7%3.1%  280.8%
2015-2016-1.5%13.2%12.5%  980.0%
2016-2017-2.7%26.3%57.9%  1,074.1%
2017-201826.4%88.1%19.0%  233.7%
2018-20195.1%6.9%-2.2%  35.3%
Since 201423.9%201.2%113.3%  741.8%
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