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Iowa City, Iowa vs. Worcester, Massachusetts

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Health
  25.0% lower in Worcester, Massachusetts
than in Iowa City, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Iowa City, IAWorcester, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium140.765.8100  53.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Iowa City, IAWorcester, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack89.7103.8100  15.7%
Heart Failure97.9106.1100  8.4%
Hip Knee Replacement82.9114.1100  37.6%
Pneumonia98.9102100  3.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Iowa City, IAWorcester, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$20,690$23,950$23,281  15.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,735$17,055$16,237  8.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,358$25,254$22,499  37.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,623$17,151$17,007  3.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Iowa City, IAWorcester, MAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%-2.6%3.1%  155.3%
2015-201613.2%-1.5%12.5%  111.4%
2016-201726.3%-2.7%57.9%  110.3%
2017-201888.1%26.4%19.0%  70.0%
2018-20196.9%5.1%-2.2%  26.1%
Since 2014201.2%23.9%113.3%  88.1%
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