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5.4% lower in Akron, Iowa
than in Council Bluffs, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Council Bluffs, IA	Akron, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	151.8	148.2	100	2.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Council Bluffs, IA	Akron, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.8	94.5	100	8.1%
Heart Failure	102.7	81.7	100	20.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	91.5	87.2	100	4.7%
Pneumonia	97.8	85.6	100	12.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Council Bluffs, IA	Akron, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,730	$21,802	$23,281	8.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,506	$13,133	$16,237	20.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,251	$19,309	$22,499	4.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,452	$14,387	$17,007	12.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Council Bluffs, IA	Akron, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	4.7%	3.1%	0.0%
2015-2016	13.2%	13.2%	12.5%	0.0%
2016-2017	26.3%	26.3%	57.9%	0.0%
2017-2018	88.1%	88.1%	19.0%	0.0%
2018-2019	6.9%	6.9%	-2.2%	0.0%
Since 2014	201.2%	201.2%	113.3%	0.0%

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