Gadsden, Alabama vs. Waterloo, Iowa

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Health
  16.5% higher in Waterloo, Iowa
than in Gadsden, Alabama
   Insurance cost
Gadsden, ALWaterloo, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium102.1139100  36.1%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Gadsden, ALWaterloo, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack100.3105.8100  5.5%
Heart Failure101.2105.1100  3.9%
Hip Knee Replacement11299.7100  11.0%
Pneumonia107.5101100  6.0%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Gadsden, ALWaterloo, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,145$24,415$23,281  5.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,267$16,887$16,237  3.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$24,793$22,076$22,499  11.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,085$16,991$17,007  6.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Gadsden, ALWaterloo, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.1%4.7%3.1%  51.6%
2015-201612.5%13.2%12.5%  5.6%
2016-201757.9%26.3%57.9%  54.6%
2017-201819.0%88.1%19.0%  363.7%
2018-2019-2.2%6.9%-2.2%  413.6%
Since 2014113.3%201.2%113.3%  77.6%
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