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19.1% higher in St. James, Missouri
than in Ottawa, Kansas

Insurance cost

	Ottawa, KS	St. James, MO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	104.2	128.6	100	23.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ottawa, KS	St. James, MO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.7	115.7	100	18.4%
Heart Failure	97.3	114.8	100	18.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	92.8	108.7	100	17.1%
Pneumonia	104.6	104.1	100	0.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ottawa, KS	St. James, MO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,553	$26,703	$23,281	18.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,630	$18,447	$16,237	18.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,550	$24,059	$22,499	17.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,583	$17,511	$17,007	0.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ottawa, KS	St. James, MO	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-4.6%	-1.0%	3.1%	78.3%
2015-2016	15.8%	10.6%	12.5%	32.9%
2016-2017	42.4%	18.5%	57.9%	56.4%
2017-2018	37.8%	42.2%	19.0%	11.6%
2018-2019	6.6%	-5.7%	-2.2%	186.4%
Since 2014	131.0%	73.9%	113.3%	43.6%

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