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52.3% higher in Mason City, Iowa
than in Pahrump, Nevada

Insurance cost

	Pahrump, NV	Mason City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	70.8	160.1	100	126.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Pahrump, NV	Mason City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	105.8	97.6	100	7.8%
Heart Failure	96.8	113.6	100	17.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	98.8	94.2	100	4.7%
Pneumonia	91.6	99.6	100	8.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Pahrump, NV	Mason City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,405	$22,519	$23,281	7.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,548	$18,256	$16,237	17.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,871	$20,857	$22,499	4.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,404	$16,750	$17,007	8.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Pahrump, NV	Mason City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-0.7%	4.7%	3.1%	771.4%
2015-2016	7.9%	13.2%	12.5%	67.1%
2016-2017	5.6%	26.3%	57.9%	369.6%
2017-2018	43.0%	88.1%	19.0%	104.9%
2018-2019	-5.1%	6.9%	-2.2%	235.3%
Since 2014	53.6%	201.2%	113.3%	275.4%

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