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37.0% higher in Urbandale, Iowa
than in Lafayette, Indiana

Insurance cost

	Lafayette, IN	Urbandale, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	66	137	100	107.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Lafayette, IN	Urbandale, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.7	94.1	100	1.7%
Heart Failure	101.9	95.8	100	6.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	105.6	88.5	100	16.2%
Pneumonia	104.8	94.7	100	9.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Lafayette, IN	Urbandale, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,073	$21,724	$23,281	1.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,378	$15,395	$16,237	6.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,382	$19,585	$22,499	16.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,628	$15,918	$17,007	9.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Lafayette, IN	Urbandale, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.5%	4.7%	3.1%	413.3%
2015-2016	-12.7%	13.2%	12.5%	203.9%
2016-2017	-1.4%	26.3%	57.9%	1,978.6%
2017-2018	21.9%	88.1%	19.0%	302.3%
2018-2019	0.0%	6.9%	-2.2%	∞%
Since 2014	3.4%	201.2%	113.3%	5,817.6%

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