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38.9% higher in Charles City, Iowa
than in Phoenix, Arizona

Insurance cost

	Phoenix, AZ	Charles City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	81.8	156.4	100	91.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Phoenix, AZ	Charles City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.8	95.8	100	6.8%
Heart Failure	109.4	112.5	100	2.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	96	91.2	100	5.0%
Pneumonia	108.6	112.1	100	3.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Phoenix, AZ	Charles City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,713	$22,104	$23,281	6.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,576	$18,070	$16,237	2.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,252	$20,192	$22,499	5.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,264	$18,846	$17,007	3.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Phoenix, AZ	Charles City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-3.0%	4.7%	3.1%	256.7%
2015-2016	21.9%	13.2%	12.5%	39.7%
2016-2017	115.5%	26.3%	57.9%	77.2%
2017-2018	0.2%	88.1%	19.0%	43,950.0%
2018-2019	-8.7%	6.9%	-2.2%	179.3%
Since 2014	133.2%	201.2%	113.3%	51.1%

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