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Shenandoah, Iowa vs. Columbia, South Carolina

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Health
  18.0% lower in Columbia, South Carolina
than in Shenandoah, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Shenandoah, IAColumbia, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium162115.7100  28.6%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Shenandoah, IAColumbia, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack104.995.7100  8.8%
Heart Failure93.596.2100  2.9%
Hip Knee Replacement99.9101.4100  1.5%
Pneumonia92100.6100  9.3%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Shenandoah, IAColumbia, SCU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,210$22,072$23,281  8.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,028$15,450$16,237  2.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,112$22,453$22,499  1.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,471$16,913$17,007  9.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Shenandoah, IAColumbia, SCU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%0.0%3.1%  100.0%
2015-201613.2%11.1%12.5%  15.9%
2016-201726.3%28.2%57.9%  7.2%
2017-201888.1%34.7%19.0%  60.6%
2018-20196.9%6.2%-2.2%  10.1%
Since 2014201.2%103.7%113.3%  48.5%
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