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18.1% higher in Council Bluffs, Iowa
than in St. Albans, Vermont

Insurance cost

	St. Albans, VT	Council Bluffs, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	119.4	151.8	100	27.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	St. Albans, VT	Council Bluffs, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.2	102.8	100	5.8%
Heart Failure	93.8	102.7	100	9.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	84.6	91.5	100	8.2%
Pneumonia	96.1	97.8	100	1.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	St. Albans, VT	Council Bluffs, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,420	$23,730	$23,281	5.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,065	$16,506	$16,237	9.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,724	$20,251	$22,499	8.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,159	$16,452	$17,007	1.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	St. Albans, VT	Council Bluffs, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	13.3%	4.7%	3.1%	64.7%
2015-2016	0.0%	13.2%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	5.1%	26.3%	57.9%	415.7%
2017-2018	2.6%	88.1%	19.0%	3,288.5%
2018-2019	23.2%	6.9%	-2.2%	70.3%
Since 2014	50.6%	201.2%	113.3%	297.6%

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