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29.9% higher in Spirit Lake, Iowa
than in Kansas City, Missouri

Insurance cost

	Kansas City, MO	Spirit Lake, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	90	151.8	100	68.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Kansas City, MO	Spirit Lake, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.2	98.7	100	3.7%
Heart Failure	97.2	86.3	100	11.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.7	96.1	100	5.5%
Pneumonia	102.7	86.6	100	15.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Kansas City, MO	Spirit Lake, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,972	$22,772	$23,281	3.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,616	$13,872	$16,237	11.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,506	$21,281	$22,499	5.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,272	$14,566	$17,007	15.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Kansas City, MO	Spirit Lake, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.0%	4.7%	3.1%	570.0%
2015-2016	10.6%	13.2%	12.5%	24.5%
2016-2017	18.5%	26.3%	57.9%	42.2%
2017-2018	42.2%	88.1%	19.0%	108.8%
2018-2019	-5.7%	6.9%	-2.2%	221.1%
Since 2014	73.9%	201.2%	113.3%	172.3%

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