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31.6% higher in Muscatine, Iowa
than in McAllen, Texas

Insurance cost

	McAllen, TX	Muscatine, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	75.8	142.2	100	87.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	McAllen, TX	Muscatine, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	107.4	96.5	100	10.1%
Heart Failure	102.6	93.5	100	8.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	105.9	94.5	100	10.8%
Pneumonia	104.3	104.2	100	0.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	McAllen, TX	Muscatine, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,774	$22,272	$23,281	10.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,486	$15,016	$16,237	8.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,452	$20,929	$22,499	10.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,547	$17,514	$17,007	0.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	McAllen, TX	Muscatine, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.2%	4.7%	3.1%	46.9%
2015-2016	5.1%	13.2%	12.5%	158.8%
2016-2017	19.0%	26.3%	57.9%	38.4%
2017-2018	35.6%	88.1%	19.0%	147.5%
2018-2019	2.3%	6.9%	-2.2%	200.0%
Since 2014	79.0%	201.2%	113.3%	154.7%

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