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Health
2.6% lower in Independence, Kansas
than in Excel, Alabama

Insurance cost

	Excel, AL	Independence, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	103.1	101.5	100	1.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Excel, AL	Independence, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.3	100.5	100	1.8%
Heart Failure	88.8	90.6	100	2.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	100.1	93.9	100	6.2%
Pneumonia	96.1	88.2	100	8.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Excel, AL	Independence, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,605	$23,188	$23,281	1.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,264	$14,563	$16,237	2.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,151	$20,797	$22,499	6.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,158	$14,835	$17,007	8.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Excel, AL	Independence, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	-4.6%	3.1%	248.4%
2015-2016	12.5%	15.8%	12.5%	26.4%
2016-2017	57.9%	42.4%	57.9%	26.8%
2017-2018	19.0%	37.8%	19.0%	98.9%
2018-2019	-2.2%	6.6%	-2.2%	400.0%
Since 2014	113.3%	131.0%	113.3%	15.6%

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