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27.6% higher in Council Bluffs, Iowa
than in Parkersburg, West Virginia

Insurance cost

	Parkersburg, WV	Council Bluffs, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	95.4	151.8	100	59.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Parkersburg, WV	Council Bluffs, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103	102.8	100	0.2%
Heart Failure	101.6	102.7	100	1.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.9	91.5	100	4.6%
Pneumonia	104.6	97.8	100	6.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Parkersburg, WV	Council Bluffs, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,772	$23,730	$23,281	0.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,320	$16,506	$16,237	1.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,238	$20,251	$22,499	4.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,596	$16,452	$17,007	6.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Parkersburg, WV	Council Bluffs, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	2.8%	4.7%	3.1%	67.9%
2015-2016	24.2%	13.2%	12.5%	45.5%
2016-2017	31.5%	26.3%	57.9%	16.5%
2017-2018	15.5%	88.1%	19.0%	468.4%
2018-2019	9.4%	6.9%	-2.2%	26.6%
Since 2014	112.1%	201.2%	113.3%	79.5%

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