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24.9% lower in Columbus, Georgia
than in Council Bluffs, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Council Bluffs, IA	Columbus, GA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	151.8	85.4	100	43.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Council Bluffs, IA	Columbus, GA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.8	101	100	1.8%
Heart Failure	102.7	99	100	3.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	91.5	101.4	100	10.8%
Pneumonia	97.8	111	100	13.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Council Bluffs, IA	Columbus, GA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,730	$23,310	$23,281	1.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,506	$15,908	$16,237	3.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,251	$22,440	$22,499	10.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,452	$18,667	$17,007	13.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Council Bluffs, IA	Columbus, GA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	-6.9%	3.1%	246.8%
2015-2016	13.2%	5.9%	12.5%	55.3%
2016-2017	26.3%	17.1%	57.9%	35.0%
2017-2018	88.1%	43.8%	19.0%	50.3%
2018-2019	6.9%	0.8%	-2.2%	88.4%
Since 2014	201.2%	67.4%	113.3%	66.5%

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