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14.7% lower in Howard, Wisconsin
than in Muscatine, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Muscatine, IA	Howard, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	142.2	103.5	100	27.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Muscatine, IA	Howard, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96.5	106.2	100	10.1%
Heart Failure	93.5	99	100	5.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	94.5	94.1	100	0.4%
Pneumonia	104.2	102.5	100	1.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Muscatine, IA	Howard, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,272	$24,508	$23,281	10.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,016	$15,912	$16,237	6.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,929	$20,843	$22,499	0.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,514	$17,242	$17,007	1.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Muscatine, IA	Howard, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	2.7%	3.1%	42.6%
2015-2016	13.2%	4.2%	12.5%	68.2%
2016-2017	26.3%	15.4%	57.9%	41.4%
2017-2018	88.1%	54.6%	19.0%	38.0%
2018-2019	6.9%	-5.6%	-2.2%	181.2%
Since 2014	201.2%	80.2%	113.3%	60.1%

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