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5.3% lower in Forest City, Iowa
than in Kearney, Nebraska

Insurance cost

	Kearney, NE	Forest City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	169.7	160.1	100	5.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Kearney, NE	Forest City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	113.1	98.2	100	13.2%
Heart Failure	105.3	102.1	100	3.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.8	95.8	100	0.0%
Pneumonia	96.7	99.3	100	2.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Kearney, NE	Forest City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$26,094	$22,651	$23,281	13.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,926	$16,411	$16,237	3.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,206	$21,200	$22,499	0.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,266	$16,704	$17,007	2.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Kearney, NE	Forest City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	18.9%	4.7%	3.1%	75.1%
2015-2016	12.2%	13.2%	12.5%	8.2%
2016-2017	52.7%	26.3%	57.9%	50.1%
2017-2018	51.3%	88.1%	19.0%	71.7%
2018-2019	9.3%	6.9%	-2.2%	25.8%
Since 2014	236.5%	201.2%	113.3%	14.9%

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