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Health
9.2% higher in Council Bluffs, Iowa
than in Montrose, Colorado

Insurance cost

	Montrose, CO	Council Bluffs, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	132.1	151.8	100	14.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Montrose, CO	Council Bluffs, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102	102.8	100	0.8%
Heart Failure	87.1	102.7	100	17.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	92.3	91.5	100	0.9%
Pneumonia	105.9	97.8	100	7.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Montrose, CO	Council Bluffs, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,545	$23,730	$23,281	0.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$13,998	$16,506	$16,237	17.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,441	$20,251	$22,499	0.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,804	$16,452	$17,007	7.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Montrose, CO	Council Bluffs, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	12.0%	4.7%	3.1%	60.8%
2015-2016	-0.3%	13.2%	12.5%	4,500.0%
2016-2017	14.7%	26.3%	57.9%	78.9%
2017-2018	33.5%	88.1%	19.0%	163.0%
2018-2019	3.8%	6.9%	-2.2%	81.6%
Since 2014	77.5%	201.2%	113.3%	159.6%

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