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21.7% lower in Provo, Utah
than in Fort Dodge, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Fort Dodge, IA	Provo, UT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	157.2	100.6	100	36.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Fort Dodge, IA	Provo, UT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	106.6	99.6	100	6.6%
Heart Failure	104	106.5	100	2.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	105.2	109.6	100	4.2%
Pneumonia	92.6	95.7	100	3.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Fort Dodge, IA	Provo, UT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,606	$22,986	$23,281	6.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,714	$17,111	$16,237	2.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,289	$24,260	$22,499	4.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,570	$16,100	$17,007	3.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Fort Dodge, IA	Provo, UT	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	2.3%	3.1%	51.1%
2015-2016	13.2%	15.6%	12.5%	18.2%
2016-2017	26.3%	18.8%	57.9%	28.5%
2017-2018	88.1%	78.0%	19.0%	11.5%
2018-2019	6.9%	-1.5%	-2.2%	121.7%
Since 2014	201.2%	146.4%	113.3%	27.2%

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