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6.5% higher in Iowa City, Iowa
than in St. Joseph, Missouri

Insurance cost

	St. Joseph, MO	Iowa City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	120.2	140.7	100	17.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	St. Joseph, MO	Iowa City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.9	89.7	100	9.3%
Heart Failure	90.9	97.9	100	7.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	97.2	82.9	100	14.7%
Pneumonia	95.9	98.9	100	3.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	St. Joseph, MO	Iowa City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,823	$20,690	$23,281	9.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,610	$15,735	$16,237	7.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,510	$18,358	$22,499	14.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,130	$16,623	$17,007	3.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	St. Joseph, MO	Iowa City, 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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