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Health
17.5% higher in Council Bluffs, Iowa
than in Montgomery, Alabama

Insurance cost

	Montgomery, AL	Council Bluffs, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	109.8	151.8	100	38.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Montgomery, AL	Council Bluffs, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.2	102.8	100	0.4%
Heart Failure	101	102.7	100	1.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	103.4	91.5	100	11.5%
Pneumonia	103.6	97.8	100	5.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Montgomery, AL	Council Bluffs, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,802	$23,730	$23,281	0.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,234	$16,506	$16,237	1.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,884	$20,251	$22,499	11.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,423	$16,452	$17,007	5.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Montgomery, AL	Council Bluffs, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	4.7%	3.1%	51.6%
2015-2016	12.5%	13.2%	12.5%	5.6%
2016-2017	57.9%	26.3%	57.9%	54.6%
2017-2018	19.0%	88.1%	19.0%	363.7%
2018-2019	-2.2%	6.9%	-2.2%	413.6%
Since 2014	113.3%	201.2%	113.3%	77.6%

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