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Health
9.8% higher in Fort Dodge, Iowa
than in Newton, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Newton, IA	Fort Dodge, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	144.3	157.2	100	8.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Newton, IA	Fort Dodge, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98	106.6	100	8.8%
Heart Failure	89.8	104	100	15.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	92.9	105.2	100	13.2%
Pneumonia	86.5	92.6	100	7.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Newton, IA	Fort Dodge, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,612	$24,606	$23,281	8.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,436	$16,714	$16,237	15.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,568	$23,289	$22,499	13.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$14,548	$15,570	$17,007	7.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Newton, IA	Fort Dodge, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	4.7%	3.1%	0.0%
2015-2016	13.2%	13.2%	12.5%	0.0%
2016-2017	26.3%	26.3%	57.9%	0.0%
2017-2018	88.1%	88.1%	19.0%	0.0%
2018-2019	6.9%	6.9%	-2.2%	0.0%
Since 2014	201.2%	201.2%	113.3%	0.0%

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