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Health
46.0% higher in Storm Lake, Iowa
than in Springfield, Massachusetts

Insurance cost

	Springfield, MA	Storm Lake, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	62.6	151.8	100	142.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Springfield, MA	Storm Lake, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.3	96.6	100	1.7%
Heart Failure	102.2	97.1	100	5.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	115.8	89.7	100	22.5%
Pneumonia	100.9	89.5	100	11.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Springfield, MA	Storm Lake, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,693	$22,287	$23,281	1.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,418	$15,601	$16,237	5.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,645	$19,870	$22,499	22.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,968	$15,053	$17,007	11.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Springfield, MA	Storm Lake, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.6%	4.7%	3.1%	280.8%
2015-2016	-1.5%	13.2%	12.5%	980.0%
2016-2017	-2.7%	26.3%	57.9%	1,074.1%
2017-2018	26.4%	88.1%	19.0%	233.7%
2018-2019	5.1%	6.9%	-2.2%	35.3%
Since 2014	23.9%	201.2%	113.3%	741.8%

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