Kalamazoo, Michigan vs. Waterloo, Iowa

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Health
  35.1% higher in Waterloo, Iowa
than in Kalamazoo, Michigan
   Insurance cost
Kalamazoo, MIWaterloo, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium87.3139100  59.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Kalamazoo, MIWaterloo, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack95.5105.8100  10.8%
Heart Failure98.3105.1100  6.9%
Hip Knee Replacement81.899.7100  21.9%
Pneumonia96.9101100  4.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Kalamazoo, MIWaterloo, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,044$24,415$23,281  10.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,790$16,887$16,237  6.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,107$22,076$22,499  21.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,293$16,991$17,007  4.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Kalamazoo, MIWaterloo, 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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