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20.9% lower in Columbia Falls, Montana
than in Sheldon, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Sheldon, IA	Columbia Falls, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	148.2	105	100	29.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Sheldon, IA	Columbia Falls, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.5	95.7	100	0.2%
Heart Failure	107.6	94.4	100	12.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	91.3	84.7	100	7.2%
Pneumonia	116.7	90.8	100	22.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Sheldon, IA	Columbia Falls, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,044	$22,073	$23,281	0.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,297	$15,163	$16,237	12.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,208	$18,761	$22,499	7.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$19,616	$15,274	$17,007	22.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Sheldon, IA	Columbia Falls, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	-5.5%	3.1%	217.0%
2015-2016	13.2%	34.7%	12.5%	162.9%
2016-2017	26.3%	44.4%	57.9%	68.8%
2017-2018	88.1%	12.9%	19.0%	85.4%
2018-2019	6.9%	6.9%	-2.2%	0.0%
Since 2014	201.2%	121.7%	113.3%	39.5%

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