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Health
20.2% higher in Fort Dodge, Iowa
than in St. Joseph, Missouri

Insurance cost

	St. Joseph, MO	Fort Dodge, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	120.2	157.2	100	30.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	St. Joseph, MO	Fort Dodge, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.9	106.6	100	7.8%
Heart Failure	90.9	104	100	14.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	97.2	105.2	100	8.2%
Pneumonia	95.9	92.6	100	3.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	St. Joseph, MO	Fort Dodge, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,823	$24,606	$23,281	7.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,610	$16,714	$16,237	14.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,510	$23,289	$22,499	8.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,130	$15,570	$17,007	3.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	St. Joseph, MO	Fort Dodge, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.0%	4.7%	3.1%	570.0%
2015-2016	10.6%	13.2%	12.5%	24.5%
2016-2017	18.5%	26.3%	57.9%	42.2%
2017-2018	42.2%	88.1%	19.0%	108.8%
2018-2019	-5.7%	6.9%	-2.2%	221.1%
Since 2014	73.9%	201.2%	113.3%	172.3%

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