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Health
22.7% higher in Fort Dodge, Iowa
than in Merced, California

Insurance cost

	Merced, CA	Fort Dodge, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	111.5	157.2	100	41.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Merced, CA	Fort Dodge, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	105.5	106.6	100	1.0%
Heart Failure	96.1	104	100	8.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.7	105.2	100	3.4%
Pneumonia	94.8	92.6	100	2.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Merced, CA	Fort Dodge, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,334	$24,606	$23,281	1.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,441	$16,714	$16,237	8.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,519	$23,289	$22,499	3.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,935	$15,570	$17,007	2.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Merced, CA	Fort Dodge, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	4.7%	3.1%	17.5%
2015-2016	0.0%	13.2%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	26.3%	57.9%	182.8%
2017-2018	26.1%	88.1%	19.0%	237.5%
2018-2019	1.2%	6.9%	-2.2%	475.0%
Since 2014	45.0%	201.2%	113.3%	347.1%

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