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Health
22.3% higher in Council Bluffs, Iowa
than in Safford, Arizona

Insurance cost

	Safford, AZ	Council Bluffs, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	109.2	151.8	100	39.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Safford, AZ	Council Bluffs, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	100.5	102.8	100	2.3%
Heart Failure	102	102.7	100	0.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	87.4	91.5	100	4.7%
Pneumonia	93.3	97.8	100	4.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Safford, AZ	Council Bluffs, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,202	$23,730	$23,281	2.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,390	$16,506	$16,237	0.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,351	$20,251	$22,499	4.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,686	$16,452	$17,007	4.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Safford, AZ	Council Bluffs, 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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