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20.6% lower in Mobile, Alabama
than in Fairfield, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Fairfield, IA	Mobile, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	154.5	105.4	100	31.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Fairfield, IA	Mobile, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95	100.7	100	6.0%
Heart Failure	107.2	96.2	100	10.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	111.8	104.2	100	6.8%
Pneumonia	113.5	101	100	11.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Fairfield, IA	Mobile, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,927	$23,232	$23,281	6.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,218	$15,450	$16,237	10.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,758	$23,074	$22,499	6.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$19,094	$16,983	$17,007	11.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Fairfield, IA	Mobile, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	3.1%	3.1%	34.0%
2015-2016	13.2%	12.5%	12.5%	5.3%
2016-2017	26.3%	57.9%	57.9%	120.2%
2017-2018	88.1%	19.0%	19.0%	78.4%
2018-2019	6.9%	-2.2%	-2.2%	131.9%
Since 2014	201.2%	113.3%	113.3%	43.7%

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