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30.8% lower in Bismarck, North Dakota
than in Dubuque, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Dubuque, IA	Bismarck, ND	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	140.7	75.8	100	46.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Dubuque, IA	Bismarck, ND	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.5	94	100	4.6%
Heart Failure	103.4	96	100	7.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	106	85.6	100	19.2%
Pneumonia	103.7	100.5	100	3.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Dubuque, IA	Bismarck, ND	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,728	$21,699	$23,281	4.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,613	$15,422	$16,237	7.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,460	$18,950	$22,499	19.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,441	$16,908	$17,007	3.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Dubuque, IA	Bismarck, ND	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	6.7%	3.1%	42.6%
2015-2016	13.2%	8.9%	12.5%	32.6%
2016-2017	26.3%	6.7%	57.9%	74.5%
2017-2018	88.1%	7.1%	19.0%	91.9%
2018-2019	6.9%	21.2%	-2.2%	207.2%
Since 2014	201.2%	60.9%	113.3%	69.7%

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