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38.0% lower in Cambridge, Massachusetts
than in Decorah, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Decorah, IA	Cambridge, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	160.1	63.3	100	60.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Decorah, IA	Cambridge, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.3	102.6	100	0.7%
Heart Failure	91.5	103	100	12.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	128	106.3	100	17.0%
Pneumonia	100.9	100.7	100	0.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Decorah, IA	Cambridge, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,835	$23,684	$23,281	0.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,706	$16,555	$16,237	12.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$28,346	$23,539	$22,499	17.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,962	$16,933	$17,007	0.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Decorah, IA	Cambridge, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	-2.6%	3.1%	155.3%
2015-2016	13.2%	-1.5%	12.5%	111.4%
2016-2017	26.3%	-2.7%	57.9%	110.3%
2017-2018	88.1%	26.4%	19.0%	70.0%
2018-2019	6.9%	5.1%	-2.2%	26.1%
Since 2014	201.2%	23.9%	113.3%	88.1%

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