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24.1% higher in Sioux City, Iowa
than in Rochester, Minnesota

Insurance cost

	Rochester, MN	Sioux City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	92.5	134.7	100	45.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Rochester, MN	Sioux City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.1	94.5	100	3.7%
Heart Failure	96.3	101	100	4.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	87	91.7	100	5.4%
Pneumonia	90.9	97.9	100	7.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Rochester, MN	Sioux City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,627	$21,802	$23,281	3.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,473	$16,229	$16,237	4.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,259	$20,309	$22,499	5.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,285	$16,469	$17,007	7.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Rochester, MN	Sioux City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	42.3%	4.7%	3.1%	88.9%
2015-2016	0.4%	13.2%	12.5%	3,200.0%
2016-2017	58.5%	26.3%	57.9%	55.0%
2017-2018	-6.6%	88.1%	19.0%	1,434.8%
2018-2019	-15.3%	6.9%	-2.2%	145.1%
Since 2014	79.1%	201.2%	113.3%	154.4%

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