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Health
20.8% higher in Fort Dodge, Iowa
than in Kansas City, Kansas

Insurance cost

	Kansas City, KS	Fort Dodge, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	112.1	157.2	100	40.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Kansas City, KS	Fort Dodge, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.5	106.6	100	5.0%
Heart Failure	105.3	104	100	1.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	98.7	105.2	100	6.6%
Pneumonia	116.7	92.6	100	20.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Kansas City, KS	Fort Dodge, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,422	$24,606	$23,281	5.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,926	$16,714	$16,237	1.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,843	$23,289	$22,499	6.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$19,617	$15,570	$17,007	20.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Kansas City, KS	Fort Dodge, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-4.6%	4.7%	3.1%	202.2%
2015-2016	15.8%	13.2%	12.5%	16.5%
2016-2017	42.4%	26.3%	57.9%	38.0%
2017-2018	37.8%	88.1%	19.0%	133.1%
2018-2019	6.6%	6.9%	-2.2%	4.5%
Since 2014	131.0%	201.2%	113.3%	53.6%

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