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29.2% lower in Mankato, Minnesota
than in Spirit Lake, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Spirit Lake, IA	Mankato, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	151.8	73.7	100	51.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Spirit Lake, IA	Mankato, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.7	99.9	100	1.2%
Heart Failure	86.3	97.2	100	12.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	96.1	100	100	4.1%
Pneumonia	86.6	103.3	100	19.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Spirit Lake, IA	Mankato, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,772	$23,056	$23,281	1.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$13,872	$15,617	$16,237	12.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,281	$22,142	$22,499	4.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$14,566	$17,373	$17,007	19.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Spirit Lake, IA	Mankato, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	42.3%	3.1%	800.0%
2015-2016	13.2%	0.4%	12.5%	97.0%
2016-2017	26.3%	58.5%	57.9%	122.4%
2017-2018	88.1%	-6.6%	19.0%	107.5%
2018-2019	6.9%	-15.3%	-2.2%	321.7%
Since 2014	201.2%	79.1%	113.3%	60.7%

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