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Health
7.0% higher in Iowa City, Iowa
than in Kansas City, Kansas

Insurance cost

	Kansas City, KS	Iowa City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	112.1	140.7	100	25.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Kansas City, KS	Iowa City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.5	89.7	100	11.6%
Heart Failure	105.3	97.9	100	7.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	98.7	82.9	100	16.0%
Pneumonia	116.7	98.9	100	15.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Kansas City, KS	Iowa City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,422	$20,690	$23,281	11.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,926	$15,735	$16,237	7.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,843	$18,358	$22,499	16.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$19,617	$16,623	$17,007	15.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Kansas City, KS	Iowa City, 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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