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13.7% higher in Mount Vernon, Iowa
than in Gaffney, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Gaffney, SC	Mount Vernon, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	104	139	100	33.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Gaffney, SC	Mount Vernon, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96.8	97.8	100	1.0%
Heart Failure	98.3	96.9	100	1.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	110.2	91	100	17.4%
Pneumonia	103	101.8	100	1.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Gaffney, SC	Mount Vernon, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,344	$22,557	$23,281	1.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,791	$15,570	$16,237	1.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,401	$20,157	$22,499	17.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,328	$17,124	$17,007	1.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Gaffney, SC	Mount Vernon, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	4.7%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	13.2%	12.5%	18.9%
2016-2017	28.2%	26.3%	57.9%	6.7%
2017-2018	34.7%	88.1%	19.0%	153.9%
2018-2019	6.2%	6.9%	-2.2%	11.3%
Since 2014	103.7%	201.2%	113.3%	94.0%

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