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15.1% lower in Boone, North Carolina
than in Decorah, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Decorah, IA	Boone, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	160.1	132.8	100	17.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Decorah, IA	Boone, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.3	92.5	100	10.5%
Heart Failure	91.5	100.7	100	10.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	128	96.5	100	24.6%
Pneumonia	100.9	96.6	100	4.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Decorah, IA	Boone, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,835	$21,337	$23,281	10.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,706	$16,173	$16,237	10.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$28,346	$21,370	$22,499	24.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,962	$16,245	$17,007	4.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Decorah, IA	Boone, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	6.0%	3.1%	27.7%
2015-2016	13.2%	23.1%	12.5%	75.0%
2016-2017	26.3%	39.6%	57.9%	50.6%
2017-2018	88.1%	15.5%	19.0%	82.4%
2018-2019	6.9%	-1.4%	-2.2%	120.3%
Since 2014	201.2%	107.4%	113.3%	46.6%

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