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Columbia, South Carolina vs. Fort Dodge, Iowa

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Health
  21.7% higher in Fort Dodge, Iowa
than in Columbia, South Carolina
   Insurance cost
Columbia, SCFort Dodge, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium115.7157.2100  35.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Columbia, SCFort Dodge, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack95.7106.6100  11.4%
Heart Failure96.2104100  8.1%
Hip Knee Replacement101.4105.2100  3.7%
Pneumonia100.692.6100  8.0%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Columbia, SCFort Dodge, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,072$24,606$23,281  11.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,450$16,714$16,237  8.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,453$23,289$22,499  3.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,913$15,570$17,007  7.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Columbia, SCFort Dodge, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20150.0%4.7%3.1%  ∞%
2015-201611.1%13.2%12.5%  18.9%
2016-201728.2%26.3%57.9%  6.7%
2017-201834.7%88.1%19.0%  153.9%
2018-20196.2%6.9%-2.2%  11.3%
Since 2014103.7%201.2%113.3%  94.0%
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