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30.6% lower in Columbus, Ohio
than in Houghton, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Houghton, IA	Columbus, OH	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	154.5	73.9	100	52.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Houghton, IA	Columbus, OH	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	93.9	96.1	100	2.3%
Heart Failure	97.7	104.7	100	7.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	97	97.9	100	0.9%
Pneumonia	91.2	103.4	100	13.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Houghton, IA	Columbus, OH	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,661	$22,169	$23,281	2.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,706	$16,821	$16,237	7.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,478	$21,667	$22,499	0.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,342	$17,383	$17,007	13.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Houghton, IA	Columbus, OH	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	1.9%	3.1%	59.6%
2015-2016	13.2%	-0.4%	12.5%	103.0%
2016-2017	26.3%	2.2%	57.9%	91.6%
2017-2018	88.1%	35.4%	19.0%	59.8%
2018-2019	6.9%	2.4%	-2.2%	65.2%
Since 2014	201.2%	43.9%	113.3%	78.2%

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