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9.7% lower in Salem, Missouri
than in Council Bluffs, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Council Bluffs, IA	Salem, MO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	151.8	128.6	100	15.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Council Bluffs, IA	Salem, MO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.8	103.1	100	0.3%
Heart Failure	102.7	89.7	100	12.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	91.5	100.5	100	9.8%
Pneumonia	97.8	86.2	100	11.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Council Bluffs, IA	Salem, MO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,730	$23,800	$23,281	0.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,506	$14,412	$16,237	12.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,251	$22,259	$22,499	9.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,452	$14,493	$17,007	11.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Council Bluffs, IA	Salem, MO	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	-1.0%	3.1%	121.3%
2015-2016	13.2%	10.6%	12.5%	19.7%
2016-2017	26.3%	18.5%	57.9%	29.7%
2017-2018	88.1%	42.2%	19.0%	52.1%
2018-2019	6.9%	-5.7%	-2.2%	182.6%
Since 2014	201.2%	73.9%	113.3%	63.3%

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