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Health
3.2% higher in Mason City, Iowa
than in Grinnell, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Grinnell, IA	Mason City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	157.2	160.1	100	1.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Grinnell, IA	Mason City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96.9	97.6	100	0.7%
Heart Failure	86	113.6	100	32.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	93.5	94.2	100	0.7%
Pneumonia	99	99.6	100	0.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Grinnell, IA	Mason City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,365	$22,519	$23,281	0.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$13,825	$18,256	$16,237	32.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,696	$20,857	$22,499	0.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,640	$16,750	$17,007	0.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Grinnell, IA	Mason City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	4.7%	3.1%	0.0%
2015-2016	13.2%	13.2%	12.5%	0.0%
2016-2017	26.3%	26.3%	57.9%	0.0%
2017-2018	88.1%	88.1%	19.0%	0.0%
2018-2019	6.9%	6.9%	-2.2%	0.0%
Since 2014	201.2%	201.2%	113.3%	0.0%

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