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Health
21.2% higher in Mason City, Iowa
than in Gainesville, Georgia

Insurance cost

	Gainesville, GA	Mason City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	122.1	160.1	100	31.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Gainesville, GA	Mason City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.5	97.6	100	0.1%
Heart Failure	89.4	113.6	100	27.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	84.1	94.2	100	12.0%
Pneumonia	99.4	99.6	100	0.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Gainesville, GA	Mason City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,500	$22,519	$23,281	0.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,360	$18,256	$16,237	27.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,610	$20,857	$22,499	12.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,721	$16,750	$17,007	0.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Gainesville, GA	Mason City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-6.9%	4.7%	3.1%	168.1%
2015-2016	5.9%	13.2%	12.5%	123.7%
2016-2017	17.1%	26.3%	57.9%	53.8%
2017-2018	43.8%	88.1%	19.0%	101.1%
2018-2019	0.8%	6.9%	-2.2%	762.5%
Since 2014	67.4%	201.2%	113.3%	198.5%

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