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14.8% lower in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
than in Grimes, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Grimes, IA	Pigeon Forge, TN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	137	94.2	100	31.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Grimes, IA	Pigeon Forge, TN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.1	96.4	100	2.4%
Heart Failure	95.8	100	100	4.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	88.5	103.4	100	16.8%
Pneumonia	94.7	109.1	100	15.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Grimes, IA	Pigeon Forge, TN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,724	$22,256	$23,281	2.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,395	$16,069	$16,237	4.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,585	$22,899	$22,499	16.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,918	$18,352	$17,007	15.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Grimes, IA	Pigeon Forge, TN	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	18.3%	3.1%	289.4%
2015-2016	13.2%	23.2%	12.5%	75.8%
2016-2017	26.3%	64.5%	57.9%	145.2%
2017-2018	88.1%	57.4%	19.0%	34.8%
2018-2019	6.9%	-26.2%	-2.2%	479.7%
Since 2014	201.2%	178.2%	113.3%	11.4%

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