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58.0% higher in Council Bluffs, Iowa
than in Elkhart, Indiana

Insurance cost

	Elkhart, IN	Council Bluffs, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	59.9	151.8	100	153.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Elkhart, IN	Council Bluffs, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	100.1	102.8	100	2.7%
Heart Failure	99.6	102.7	100	3.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	94.1	91.5	100	2.8%
Pneumonia	101.5	97.8	100	3.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Elkhart, IN	Council Bluffs, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,092	$23,730	$23,281	2.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,010	$16,506	$16,237	3.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,826	$20,251	$22,499	2.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,060	$16,452	$17,007	3.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Elkhart, IN	Council Bluffs, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.5%	4.7%	3.1%	413.3%
2015-2016	-12.7%	13.2%	12.5%	203.9%
2016-2017	-1.4%	26.3%	57.9%	1,978.6%
2017-2018	21.9%	88.1%	19.0%	302.3%
2018-2019	0.0%	6.9%	-2.2%	∞%
Since 2014	3.4%	201.2%	113.3%	5,817.6%

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