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10.8% lower in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
than in Council Bluffs, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Council Bluffs, IA	Eau Claire, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	151.8	123.2	100	18.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Council Bluffs, IA	Eau Claire, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.8	98.1	100	4.6%
Heart Failure	102.7	100.5	100	2.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	91.5	99.2	100	8.4%
Pneumonia	97.8	104	100	6.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Council Bluffs, IA	Eau Claire, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,730	$22,637	$23,281	4.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,506	$16,143	$16,237	2.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,251	$21,963	$22,499	8.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,452	$17,495	$17,007	6.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Council Bluffs, IA	Eau Claire, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	2.7%	3.1%	42.6%
2015-2016	13.2%	4.2%	12.5%	68.2%
2016-2017	26.3%	15.4%	57.9%	41.4%
2017-2018	88.1%	54.6%	19.0%	38.0%
2018-2019	6.9%	-5.6%	-2.2%	181.2%
Since 2014	201.2%	80.2%	113.3%	60.1%

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