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19.5% lower in Bellingham, Washington
than in Newton, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Newton, IA	Bellingham, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	144.3	99.2	100	31.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Newton, IA	Bellingham, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98	95.2	100	2.9%
Heart Failure	89.8	97	100	8.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	92.9	85.3	100	8.2%
Pneumonia	86.5	94.4	100	9.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Newton, IA	Bellingham, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,612	$21,967	$23,281	2.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,436	$15,584	$16,237	8.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,568	$18,887	$22,499	8.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$14,548	$15,882	$17,007	9.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Newton, IA	Bellingham, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	-17.9%	3.1%	480.9%
2015-2016	13.2%	5.6%	12.5%	57.6%
2016-2017	26.3%	-1.6%	57.9%	106.1%
2017-2018	88.1%	38.3%	19.0%	56.5%
2018-2019	6.9%	13.4%	-2.2%	94.2%
Since 2014	201.2%	33.7%	113.3%	83.3%

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