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17.2% higher in West Bend, Iowa
than in Columbia, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Columbia, SC	West Bend, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	115.7	151.8	100	31.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Columbia, SC	West Bend, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.7	98.3	100	2.7%
Heart Failure	96.2	112.6	100	17.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.4	94.3	100	7.0%
Pneumonia	100.6	97.2	100	3.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Columbia, SC	West Bend, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,072	$22,687	$23,281	2.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,450	$18,097	$16,237	17.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,453	$20,880	$22,499	7.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,913	$16,349	$17,007	3.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Columbia, SC	West Bend, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	4.7%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	13.2%	12.5%	18.9%
2016-2017	28.2%	26.3%	57.9%	6.7%
2017-2018	34.7%	88.1%	19.0%	153.9%
2018-2019	6.2%	6.9%	-2.2%	11.3%
Since 2014	103.7%	201.2%	113.3%	94.0%

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