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1.3% lower in Wilmington, North Carolina
than in Sheldon, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Sheldon, IA	Wilmington, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	148.2	147.2	100	0.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Sheldon, IA	Wilmington, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.5	99.7	100	4.4%
Heart Failure	107.6	97.3	100	9.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	91.3	95.6	100	4.7%
Pneumonia	116.7	96.7	100	17.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Sheldon, IA	Wilmington, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,044	$22,995	$23,281	4.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,297	$15,634	$16,237	9.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,208	$21,174	$22,499	4.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$19,616	$16,267	$17,007	17.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Sheldon, IA	Wilmington, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	6.0%	3.1%	27.7%
2015-2016	13.2%	23.1%	12.5%	75.0%
2016-2017	26.3%	39.6%	57.9%	50.6%
2017-2018	88.1%	15.5%	19.0%	82.4%
2018-2019	6.9%	-1.4%	-2.2%	120.3%
Since 2014	201.2%	107.4%	113.3%	46.6%

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