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30.0% lower in Boise, Idaho
than in Fairfield, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Fairfield, IA	Boise, ID	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	154.5	91.9	100	40.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Fairfield, IA	Boise, ID	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95	90.4	100	4.8%
Heart Failure	107.2	92	100	14.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	111.8	85.1	100	23.9%
Pneumonia	113.5	98.7	100	13.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Fairfield, IA	Boise, ID	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,927	$20,851	$23,281	4.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,218	$14,790	$16,237	14.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,758	$18,831	$22,499	23.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$19,094	$16,604	$17,007	13.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Fairfield, IA	Boise, ID	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	19.6%	3.1%	317.0%
2015-2016	13.2%	1.1%	12.5%	91.7%
2016-2017	26.3%	25.0%	57.9%	4.9%
2017-2018	88.1%	34.6%	19.0%	60.7%
2018-2019	6.9%	4.2%	-2.2%	39.1%
Since 2014	201.2%	111.9%	113.3%	44.4%

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