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Health
12.3% higher in Bettendorf, Iowa
than in Reading, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Reading, PA	Bettendorf, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	114.6	139	100	21.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Reading, PA	Bettendorf, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95	104.8	100	10.3%
Heart Failure	101.1	104.1	100	3.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	96.5	87.9	100	8.9%
Pneumonia	100.4	104	100	3.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Reading, PA	Bettendorf, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,911	$24,188	$23,281	10.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,247	$16,720	$16,237	2.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,368	$19,453	$22,499	9.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,879	$17,490	$17,007	3.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Reading, PA	Bettendorf, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.7%	4.7%	3.1%	376.5%
2015-2016	10.6%	13.2%	12.5%	24.5%
2016-2017	52.3%	26.3%	57.9%	49.7%
2017-2018	45.2%	88.1%	19.0%	94.9%
2018-2019	-15.8%	6.9%	-2.2%	143.7%
Since 2014	102.5%	201.2%	113.3%	96.3%

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