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17.5% lower in Lafayette, Indiana
than in Joplin, Missouri

Insurance cost

	Joplin, MO	Lafayette, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.4	66	100	34.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Joplin, MO	Lafayette, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	108	95.7	100	11.4%
Heart Failure	98.6	101.9	100	3.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	99.5	105.6	100	6.1%
Pneumonia	103.2	104.8	100	1.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Joplin, MO	Lafayette, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,921	$22,073	$23,281	11.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,847	$16,378	$16,237	3.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,030	$23,382	$22,499	6.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,358	$17,628	$17,007	1.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Joplin, MO	Lafayette, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.0%	-1.5%	3.1%	50.0%
2015-2016	10.6%	-12.7%	12.5%	219.8%
2016-2017	18.5%	-1.4%	57.9%	107.6%
2017-2018	42.2%	21.9%	19.0%	48.1%
2018-2019	-5.7%	0.0%	-2.2%	100.0%
Since 2014	73.9%	3.4%	113.3%	95.4%

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