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5.9% lower in Iowa City, Iowa
than in Spirit Lake, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Spirit Lake, IA	Iowa City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	151.8	140.7	100	7.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Spirit Lake, IA	Iowa City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.7	89.7	100	9.1%
Heart Failure	86.3	97.9	100	13.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	96.1	82.9	100	13.7%
Pneumonia	86.6	98.9	100	14.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Spirit Lake, IA	Iowa City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,772	$20,690	$23,281	9.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$13,872	$15,735	$16,237	13.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,281	$18,358	$22,499	13.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$14,566	$16,623	$17,007	14.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Spirit Lake, IA	Iowa City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	4.7%	3.1%	0.0%
2015-2016	13.2%	13.2%	12.5%	0.0%
2016-2017	26.3%	26.3%	57.9%	0.0%
2017-2018	88.1%	88.1%	19.0%	0.0%
2018-2019	6.9%	6.9%	-2.2%	0.0%
Since 2014	201.2%	201.2%	113.3%	0.0%

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