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15.0% lower in Belfast, Maine
than in Council Bluffs, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Council Bluffs, IA	Belfast, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	151.8	102.9	100	32.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Council Bluffs, IA	Belfast, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.8	98.3	100	4.4%
Heart Failure	102.7	106.6	100	3.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	91.5	128.5	100	40.4%
Pneumonia	97.8	96.3	100	1.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Council Bluffs, IA	Belfast, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,730	$22,680	$23,281	4.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,506	$17,122	$16,237	3.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,251	$28,449	$22,499	40.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,452	$16,192	$17,007	1.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Council Bluffs, IA	Belfast, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	-1.2%	3.1%	125.5%
2015-2016	13.2%	4.4%	12.5%	66.7%
2016-2017	26.3%	14.9%	57.9%	43.3%
2017-2018	88.1%	52.7%	19.0%	40.2%
2018-2019	6.9%	-7.5%	-2.2%	208.7%
Since 2014	201.2%	67.4%	113.3%	66.5%

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