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5.8% higher in Council Bluffs, Iowa
than in Caribou, Maine

Insurance cost

	Caribou, ME	Council Bluffs, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	137.6	151.8	100	10.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Caribou, ME	Council Bluffs, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96	102.8	100	7.1%
Heart Failure	91.4	102.7	100	12.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	108.6	91.5	100	15.7%
Pneumonia	91.8	97.8	100	6.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Caribou, ME	Council Bluffs, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,144	$23,730	$23,281	7.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,682	$16,506	$16,237	12.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,033	$20,251	$22,499	15.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,437	$16,452	$17,007	6.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Caribou, ME	Council Bluffs, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.2%	4.7%	3.1%	491.7%
2015-2016	4.4%	13.2%	12.5%	200.0%
2016-2017	14.9%	26.3%	57.9%	76.5%
2017-2018	52.7%	88.1%	19.0%	67.2%
2018-2019	-7.5%	6.9%	-2.2%	192.0%
Since 2014	67.4%	201.2%	113.3%	198.5%

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