St. Louis, Missouri vs. Waterloo, Iowa

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Health
  36.3% higher in Waterloo, Iowa
than in St. Louis, Missouri
   Insurance cost
St. Louis, MOWaterloo, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium80.8139100  72.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
St. Louis, MOWaterloo, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98.8105.8100  7.1%
Heart Failure107105.1100  1.8%
Hip Knee Replacement84.799.7100  17.7%
Pneumonia106.1101100  4.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
St. Louis, MOWaterloo, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,801$24,415$23,281  7.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,199$16,887$16,237  1.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,758$22,076$22,499  17.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,843$16,991$17,007  4.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
St. Louis, MOWaterloo, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-1.0%4.7%3.1%  570.0%
2015-201610.6%13.2%12.5%  24.5%
2016-201718.5%26.3%57.9%  42.2%
2017-201842.2%88.1%19.0%  108.8%
2018-2019-5.7%6.9%-2.2%  221.1%
Since 201473.9%201.2%113.3%  172.3%
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