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20.6% lower in Arkansas City, Kansas
than in Council Bluffs, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Council Bluffs, IA	Arkansas City, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	151.8	101.5	100	33.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Council Bluffs, IA	Arkansas City, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.8	102.6	100	0.2%
Heart Failure	102.7	96.2	100	6.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	91.5	97.2	100	6.2%
Pneumonia	97.8	86.8	100	11.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Council Bluffs, IA	Arkansas City, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,730	$23,685	$23,281	0.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,506	$15,452	$16,237	6.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,251	$21,510	$22,499	6.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,452	$14,604	$17,007	11.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Council Bluffs, IA	Arkansas City, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	-4.6%	3.1%	197.9%
2015-2016	13.2%	15.8%	12.5%	19.7%
2016-2017	26.3%	42.4%	57.9%	61.2%
2017-2018	88.1%	37.8%	19.0%	57.1%
2018-2019	6.9%	6.6%	-2.2%	4.3%
Since 2014	201.2%	131.0%	113.3%	34.9%

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