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Health
17.0% higher in Independence, Iowa
than in Provo, Utah

Insurance cost

	Provo, UT	Independence, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	100.6	139	100	38.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Provo, UT	Independence, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	99.6	102.6	100	3.0%
Heart Failure	106.5	104.8	100	1.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	109.6	96.4	100	12.0%
Pneumonia	95.7	94.9	100	0.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Provo, UT	Independence, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,986	$23,672	$23,281	3.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,111	$16,839	$16,237	1.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,260	$21,335	$22,499	12.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,100	$15,958	$17,007	0.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Provo, UT	Independence, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	2.3%	4.7%	3.1%	104.3%
2015-2016	15.6%	13.2%	12.5%	15.4%
2016-2017	18.8%	26.3%	57.9%	39.9%
2017-2018	78.0%	88.1%	19.0%	12.9%
2018-2019	-1.5%	6.9%	-2.2%	560.0%
Since 2014	146.4%	201.2%	113.3%	37.4%

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