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64.6% higher in Buffalo Center, Iowa
than in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Insurance cost

	Minneapolis, MN	Buffalo Center, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	57.6	160.1	100	178.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Minneapolis, MN	Buffalo Center, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	100.6	98.2	100	2.4%
Heart Failure	101.5	102.1	100	0.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.1	95.8	100	0.7%
Pneumonia	103.4	99.3	100	4.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Minneapolis, MN	Buffalo Center, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,203	$22,651	$23,281	2.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,302	$16,411	$16,237	0.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,054	$21,200	$22,499	0.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,389	$16,704	$17,007	3.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Minneapolis, MN	Buffalo Center, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	42.3%	4.7%	3.1%	88.9%
2015-2016	0.4%	13.2%	12.5%	3,200.0%
2016-2017	58.5%	26.3%	57.9%	55.0%
2017-2018	-6.6%	88.1%	19.0%	1,434.8%
2018-2019	-15.3%	6.9%	-2.2%	145.1%
Since 2014	79.1%	201.2%	113.3%	154.4%

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