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17.6% higher in Dubuque, Iowa
than in Hayward, California

Insurance cost

	Hayward, CA	Dubuque, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	103.1	140.7	100	36.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Hayward, CA	Dubuque, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.8	98.5	100	4.2%
Heart Failure	102.6	103.4	100	0.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	103.3	106	100	2.6%
Pneumonia	108.2	103.7	100	4.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Hayward, CA	Dubuque, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,723	$22,728	$23,281	4.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,481	$16,613	$16,237	0.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,864	$23,460	$22,499	2.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,195	$17,441	$17,007	4.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Hayward, CA	Dubuque, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	4.7%	3.1%	17.5%
2015-2016	0.0%	13.2%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	26.3%	57.9%	182.8%
2017-2018	26.1%	88.1%	19.0%	237.5%
2018-2019	1.2%	6.9%	-2.2%	475.0%
Since 2014	45.0%	201.2%	113.3%	347.1%

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