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Decorah, Iowa vs. Boston, Massachusetts

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  38.0% lower in Boston, Massachusetts
than in Decorah, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Decorah, IABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium160.161.8100  61.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Decorah, IABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack103.3102.9100  0.4%
Heart Failure91.5101.2100  10.6%
Hip Knee Replacement128110.4100  13.8%
Pneumonia100.9102100  1.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Decorah, IABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,835$23,736$23,281  0.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,706$16,264$16,237  10.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$28,346$24,442$22,499  13.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,962$17,153$17,007  1.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Decorah, IABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%-2.6%3.1%  155.3%
2015-201613.2%-1.5%12.5%  111.4%
2016-201726.3%-2.7%57.9%  110.3%
2017-201888.1%26.4%19.0%  70.0%
2018-20196.9%5.1%-2.2%  26.1%
Since 2014201.2%23.9%113.3%  88.1%
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