Kalamazoo, Michigan vs. Decorah, Iowa

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Health
  50.4% higher in Decorah, Iowa
than in Kalamazoo, Michigan
   Insurance cost
Kalamazoo, MIDecorah, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium87.3160.1100  83.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Kalamazoo, MIDecorah, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack95.5103.3100  8.2%
Heart Failure98.391.5100  6.9%
Hip Knee Replacement81.8128100  56.5%
Pneumonia96.9100.9100  4.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Kalamazoo, MIDecorah, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,044$23,835$23,281  8.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,790$14,706$16,237  6.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,107$28,346$22,499  56.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,293$16,962$17,007  4.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Kalamazoo, MIDecorah, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20150.4%4.7%3.1%  1,075.0%
2015-20162.0%13.2%12.5%  560.0%
2016-20176.9%26.3%57.9%  281.2%
2017-201837.1%88.1%19.0%  137.5%
2018-20190.5%6.9%-2.2%  1,280.0%
Since 201450.8%201.2%113.3%  296.1%
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