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Health
21.9% higher in Mason City, Iowa
than in Shawnee, Kansas

Insurance cost

	Shawnee, KS	Mason City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	112.1	160.1	100	42.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Shawnee, KS	Mason City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.8	97.6	100	0.2%
Heart Failure	101.2	113.6	100	12.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.6	94.2	100	7.3%
Pneumonia	104.9	99.6	100	5.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Shawnee, KS	Mason City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,566	$22,519	$23,281	0.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,262	$18,256	$16,237	12.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,494	$20,857	$22,499	7.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,645	$16,750	$17,007	5.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Shawnee, KS	Mason City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-4.6%	4.7%	3.1%	202.2%
2015-2016	15.8%	13.2%	12.5%	16.5%
2016-2017	42.4%	26.3%	57.9%	38.0%
2017-2018	37.8%	88.1%	19.0%	133.1%
2018-2019	6.6%	6.9%	-2.2%	4.5%
Since 2014	131.0%	201.2%	113.3%	53.6%

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