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9.1% lower in Boone, North Carolina
than in Grinnell, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Grinnell, IA	Boone, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	157.2	132.8	100	15.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Grinnell, IA	Boone, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96.9	92.5	100	4.5%
Heart Failure	86	100.7	100	17.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	93.5	96.5	100	3.2%
Pneumonia	99	96.6	100	2.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Grinnell, IA	Boone, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,365	$21,337	$23,281	4.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$13,825	$16,173	$16,237	17.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,696	$21,370	$22,499	3.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,640	$16,245	$17,007	2.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Grinnell, IA	Boone, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	6.0%	3.1%	27.7%
2015-2016	13.2%	23.1%	12.5%	75.0%
2016-2017	26.3%	39.6%	57.9%	50.6%
2017-2018	88.1%	15.5%	19.0%	82.4%
2018-2019	6.9%	-1.4%	-2.2%	120.3%
Since 2014	201.2%	107.4%	113.3%	46.6%

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