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21.4% lower in Laurel, Maryland
than in Le Mars, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Le Mars, IA	Laurel, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	148.2	80.4	100	45.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Le Mars, IA	Laurel, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.5	101.2	100	7.1%
Heart Failure	81.7	96.9	100	18.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	87.2	116.9	100	34.1%
Pneumonia	85.6	100.3	100	17.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Le Mars, IA	Laurel, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,802	$23,350	$23,281	7.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$13,133	$15,571	$16,237	18.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,309	$25,888	$22,499	34.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$14,387	$16,869	$17,007	17.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Le Mars, IA	Laurel, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	15.9%	3.1%	238.3%
2015-2016	13.2%	-0.4%	12.5%	103.0%
2016-2017	26.3%	25.2%	57.9%	4.2%
2017-2018	88.1%	53.1%	19.0%	39.7%
2018-2019	6.9%	-14.0%	-2.2%	302.9%
Since 2014	201.2%	90.5%	113.3%	55.0%

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