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31.5% lower in Boston, Massachusetts
than in Dubuque, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Dubuque, IA	Boston, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	140.7	61.8	100	56.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Dubuque, IA	Boston, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.5	102.9	100	4.5%
Heart Failure	103.4	101.2	100	2.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	106	110.4	100	4.2%
Pneumonia	103.7	102	100	1.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Dubuque, IA	Boston, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,728	$23,736	$23,281	4.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,613	$16,264	$16,237	2.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,460	$24,442	$22,499	4.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,441	$17,153	$17,007	1.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Dubuque, IA	Boston, 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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