Cedar Rapids, Iowa vs. Boston, Massachusetts

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Health
  29.0% lower in Boston, Massachusetts
than in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Cedar Rapids, IABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium13961.8100  55.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Cedar Rapids, IABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack97.8102.9100  5.2%
Heart Failure96.9101.2100  4.4%
Hip Knee Replacement91110.4100  21.3%
Pneumonia101.8102100  0.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Cedar Rapids, IABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,557$23,736$23,281  5.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,570$16,264$16,237  4.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,157$24,442$22,499  21.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,124$17,153$17,007  0.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Cedar Rapids, IABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%-2.6%3.1%  155.3%
2015-201613.2%-1.5%12.5%  111.4%
2016-201726.3%-2.7%57.9%  110.3%
2017-201888.1%26.4%19.0%  70.0%
2018-20196.9%5.1%-2.2%  26.1%
Since 2014201.2%23.9%113.3%  88.1%
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