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18.5% lower in Reading, Pennsylvania
than in Fairfield, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Fairfield, IA	Reading, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	154.5	114.6	100	25.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Fairfield, IA	Reading, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95	95	100	0.0%
Heart Failure	107.2	101.1	100	5.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	111.8	96.5	100	13.7%
Pneumonia	113.5	100.4	100	11.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Fairfield, IA	Reading, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,927	$21,911	$23,281	0.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,218	$16,247	$16,237	5.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,758	$21,368	$22,499	13.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$19,094	$16,879	$17,007	11.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Fairfield, IA	Reading, PA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	-1.7%	3.1%	136.2%
2015-2016	13.2%	10.6%	12.5%	19.7%
2016-2017	26.3%	52.3%	57.9%	98.9%
2017-2018	88.1%	45.2%	19.0%	48.7%
2018-2019	6.9%	-15.8%	-2.2%	329.0%
Since 2014	201.2%	102.5%	113.3%	49.1%

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