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Health
42.8% higher in Dubuque, Iowa
than in New Orleans, Louisiana

Insurance cost

	New Orleans, LA	Dubuque, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	73.7	140.7	100	90.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	New Orleans, LA	Dubuque, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.6	98.5	100	4.1%
Heart Failure	93.6	103.4	100	10.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	94.2	106	100	12.5%
Pneumonia	108.6	103.7	100	4.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	New Orleans, LA	Dubuque, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,825	$22,728	$23,281	4.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,044	$16,613	$16,237	10.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,861	$23,460	$22,499	12.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,259	$17,441	$17,007	4.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	New Orleans, LA	Dubuque, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	5.5%	4.7%	3.1%	14.5%
2015-2016	8.6%	13.2%	12.5%	53.5%
2016-2017	17.0%	26.3%	57.9%	54.7%
2017-2018	14.8%	88.1%	19.0%	495.3%
2018-2019	-4.2%	6.9%	-2.2%	264.3%
Since 2014	47.4%	201.2%	113.3%	324.5%

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