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6.8% lower in Kodiak, Alaska
than in Council Bluffs, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Council Bluffs, IA	Kodiak, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	151.8	138.2	100	9.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Council Bluffs, IA	Kodiak, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.8	101.5	100	1.3%
Heart Failure	102.7	89.3	100	13.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	91.5	83.6	100	8.6%
Pneumonia	97.8	109.4	100	11.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Council Bluffs, IA	Kodiak, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,730	$23,416	$23,281	1.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,506	$14,346	$16,237	13.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,251	$18,515	$22,499	8.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,452	$18,395	$17,007	11.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Council Bluffs, IA	Kodiak, AK	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	14.6%	3.1%	210.6%
2015-2016	13.2%	47.3%	12.5%	258.3%
2016-2017	26.3%	28.8%	57.9%	9.5%
2017-2018	88.1%	-21.6%	19.0%	124.5%
2018-2019	6.9%	-3.3%	-2.2%	147.8%
Since 2014	201.2%	64.8%	113.3%	67.8%

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