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Health
13.4% higher in Columbus, Nebraska
than in Le Mars, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Le Mars, IA	Columbus, NE	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	148.2	169.7	100	14.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Le Mars, IA	Columbus, NE	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.5	98	100	3.7%
Heart Failure	81.7	99.7	100	22.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	87.2	101.8	100	16.7%
Pneumonia	85.6	92.2	100	7.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Le Mars, IA	Columbus, NE	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,802	$22,607	$23,281	3.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$13,133	$16,019	$16,237	22.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,309	$22,528	$22,499	16.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$14,387	$15,500	$17,007	7.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Le Mars, IA	Columbus, NE	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	18.9%	3.1%	302.1%
2015-2016	13.2%	12.2%	12.5%	7.6%
2016-2017	26.3%	52.7%	57.9%	100.4%
2017-2018	88.1%	51.3%	19.0%	41.8%
2018-2019	6.9%	9.3%	-2.2%	34.8%
Since 2014	201.2%	236.5%	113.3%	17.5%

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