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Shenandoah, Iowa vs. Boston, Massachusetts

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Health
  36.1% lower in Boston, Massachusetts
than in Shenandoah, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Shenandoah, IABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium16261.8100  61.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Shenandoah, IABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack104.9102.9100  1.9%
Heart Failure93.5101.2100  8.2%
Hip Knee Replacement99.9110.4100  10.5%
Pneumonia92102100  10.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Shenandoah, IABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,210$23,736$23,281  2.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,028$16,264$16,237  8.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,112$24,442$22,499  10.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,471$17,153$17,007  10.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Shenandoah, IABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%-2.6%3.1%  155.3%
2015-201613.2%-1.5%12.5%  111.4%
2016-201726.3%-2.7%57.9%  110.3%
2017-201888.1%26.4%19.0%  70.0%
2018-20196.9%5.1%-2.2%  26.1%
Since 2014201.2%23.9%113.3%  88.1%
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