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17.6% lower in Topeka, Kansas
than in Council Bluffs, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Council Bluffs, IA	Topeka, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	151.8	104.2	100	31.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Council Bluffs, IA	Topeka, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.8	106.8	100	3.9%
Heart Failure	102.7	108	100	5.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	91.5	90.6	100	1.0%
Pneumonia	97.8	108.2	100	10.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Council Bluffs, IA	Topeka, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,730	$24,653	$23,281	3.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,506	$17,357	$16,237	5.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,251	$20,066	$22,499	0.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,452	$18,197	$17,007	10.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Council Bluffs, IA	Topeka, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	-4.6%	3.1%	197.9%
2015-2016	13.2%	15.8%	12.5%	19.7%
2016-2017	26.3%	42.4%	57.9%	61.2%
2017-2018	88.1%	37.8%	19.0%	57.1%
2018-2019	6.9%	6.6%	-2.2%	4.3%
Since 2014	201.2%	131.0%	113.3%	34.9%

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