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28.5% lower in Hilo, Hawaii
than in Mason City, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Mason City, IA	Hilo, HI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	160.1	94.6	100	40.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Mason City, IA	Hilo, HI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.6	87.8	100	10.0%
Heart Failure	113.6	96.4	100	15.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	94.2	90.8	100	3.6%
Pneumonia	99.6	92.4	100	7.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Mason City, IA	Hilo, HI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,519	$20,266	$23,281	10.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$18,256	$15,483	$16,237	15.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,857	$20,097	$22,499	3.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,750	$15,535	$17,007	7.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Mason City, IA	Hilo, HI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	43.2%	3.1%	819.1%
2015-2016	13.2%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	26.3%	26.0%	57.9%	1.1%
2017-2018	88.1%	32.7%	19.0%	62.9%
2018-2019	6.9%	12.6%	-2.2%	82.6%
Since 2014	201.2%	169.4%	113.3%	15.8%

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