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Jewell Junction, Iowa vs. Boston, Massachusetts

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Health
  34.3% lower in Boston, Massachusetts
than in Jewell Junction, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Jewell Junction, IABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium157.261.8100  60.7%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Jewell Junction, IABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98102.9100  5.0%
Heart Failure90.2101.2100  12.2%
Hip Knee Replacement97110.4100  13.8%
Pneumonia98.9102100  3.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Jewell Junction, IABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,612$23,736$23,281  5.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,496$16,264$16,237  12.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,465$24,442$22,499  13.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,633$17,153$17,007  3.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Jewell Junction, IABoston, 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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