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4.7% lower in Wasilla, Alaska
than in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Cedar Rapids, IA	Wasilla, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	139	138.2	100	0.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Cedar Rapids, IA	Wasilla, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.8	91.2	100	6.7%
Heart Failure	96.9	84.1	100	13.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	91	83	100	8.8%
Pneumonia	101.8	82.2	100	19.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Cedar Rapids, IA	Wasilla, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,557	$21,051	$23,281	6.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,570	$13,508	$16,237	13.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,157	$18,385	$22,499	8.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,124	$13,829	$17,007	19.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Cedar Rapids, IA	Wasilla, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	14.6%	3.1%	210.6%
2015-2016	13.2%	47.3%	12.5%	258.3%
2016-2017	26.3%	28.8%	57.9%	9.5%
2017-2018	88.1%	-21.6%	19.0%	124.5%
2018-2019	6.9%	-3.3%	-2.2%	147.8%
Since 2014	201.2%	64.8%	113.3%	67.8%

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