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Health
60.1% higher in Fort Dodge, Iowa
than in Rochester, Michigan

Insurance cost

	Rochester, MI	Fort Dodge, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	62.4	157.2	100	151.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Rochester, MI	Fort Dodge, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.3	106.6	100	8.4%
Heart Failure	103.2	104	100	0.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	99.2	105.2	100	6.0%
Pneumonia	104.5	92.6	100	11.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Rochester, MI	Fort Dodge, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,673	$24,606	$23,281	8.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,576	$16,714	$16,237	0.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,958	$23,289	$22,499	6.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,576	$15,570	$17,007	11.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Rochester, MI	Fort Dodge, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.4%	4.7%	3.1%	1,075.0%
2015-2016	2.0%	13.2%	12.5%	560.0%
2016-2017	6.9%	26.3%	57.9%	281.2%
2017-2018	37.1%	88.1%	19.0%	137.5%
2018-2019	0.5%	6.9%	-2.2%	1,280.0%
Since 2014	50.8%	201.2%	113.3%	296.1%

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