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Fort Dodge, Iowa vs. Meridian, Idaho

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Health
  30.1% lower in Meridian, Idaho
than in Fort Dodge, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Fort Dodge, IAMeridian, IDU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium157.291.9100  41.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Fort Dodge, IAMeridian, IDU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack106.690.4100  15.2%
Heart Failure10492100  11.5%
Hip Knee Replacement105.285.1100  19.1%
Pneumonia92.698.7100  6.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Fort Dodge, IAMeridian, IDU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,606$20,851$23,281  15.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,714$14,790$16,237  11.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$23,289$18,831$22,499  19.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,570$16,604$17,007  6.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Fort Dodge, IAMeridian, IDU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%19.6%3.1%  317.0%
2015-201613.2%1.1%12.5%  91.7%
2016-201726.3%25.0%57.9%  4.9%
2017-201888.1%34.6%19.0%  60.7%
2018-20196.9%4.2%-2.2%  39.1%
Since 2014201.2%111.9%113.3%  44.4%
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