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Fort Dodge, Iowa vs. Mason City, Iowa

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Health
  0.4% lower in Mason City, Iowa
than in Fort Dodge, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Fort Dodge, IAMason City, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium157.2160.1100  1.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Fort Dodge, IAMason City, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack106.697.6100  8.4%
Heart Failure104113.6100  9.2%
Hip Knee Replacement105.294.2100  10.5%
Pneumonia92.699.6100  7.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Fort Dodge, IAMason City, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,606$22,519$23,281  8.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,714$18,256$16,237  9.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$23,289$20,857$22,499  10.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,570$16,750$17,007  7.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Fort Dodge, IAMason City, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%4.7%3.1%  0.0%
2015-201613.2%13.2%12.5%  0.0%
2016-201726.3%26.3%57.9%  0.0%
2017-201888.1%88.1%19.0%  0.0%
2018-20196.9%6.9%-2.2%  0.0%
Since 2014201.2%201.2%113.3%  0.0%
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