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18.6% lower in Battle Creek, Michigan
than in Johnston, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Johnston, IA	Battle Creek, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	137	87.3	100	36.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Johnston, IA	Battle Creek, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.1	98.7	100	4.9%
Heart Failure	95.8	101	100	5.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	88.5	99.2	100	12.1%
Pneumonia	94.7	101.2	100	6.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Johnston, IA	Battle Creek, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,724	$22,773	$23,281	4.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,395	$16,232	$16,237	5.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,585	$21,967	$22,499	12.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,918	$17,019	$17,007	6.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Johnston, IA	Battle Creek, MI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	0.4%	3.1%	91.5%
2015-2016	13.2%	2.0%	12.5%	84.8%
2016-2017	26.3%	6.9%	57.9%	73.8%
2017-2018	88.1%	37.1%	19.0%	57.9%
2018-2019	6.9%	0.5%	-2.2%	92.8%
Since 2014	201.2%	50.8%	113.3%	74.8%

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