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17.1% higher in Blue Grass, Iowa
than in Joplin, Missouri

Insurance cost

	Joplin, MO	Blue Grass, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.4	139	100	38.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Joplin, MO	Blue Grass, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	108	104.8	100	3.0%
Heart Failure	98.6	104.1	100	5.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	99.5	87.9	100	11.7%
Pneumonia	103.2	104	100	0.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Joplin, MO	Blue Grass, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,921	$24,188	$23,281	2.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,847	$16,720	$16,237	5.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,030	$19,453	$22,499	11.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,358	$17,490	$17,007	0.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Joplin, MO	Blue Grass, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.0%	4.7%	3.1%	570.0%
2015-2016	10.6%	13.2%	12.5%	24.5%
2016-2017	18.5%	26.3%	57.9%	42.2%
2017-2018	42.2%	88.1%	19.0%	108.8%
2018-2019	-5.7%	6.9%	-2.2%	221.1%
Since 2014	73.9%	201.2%	113.3%	172.3%

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