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Health
57.0% higher in Sheldon, Iowa
than in St. Paul, Minnesota

Insurance cost

	St. Paul, MN	Sheldon, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	57.6	148.2	100	157.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	St. Paul, MN	Sheldon, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.6	95.5	100	6.9%
Heart Failure	102.8	107.6	100	4.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	96.5	91.3	100	5.4%
Pneumonia	99.9	116.7	100	16.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	St. Paul, MN	Sheldon, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,685	$22,044	$23,281	6.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,511	$17,297	$16,237	4.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,361	$20,208	$22,499	5.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,803	$19,616	$17,007	16.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	St. Paul, MN	Sheldon, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	42.3%	4.7%	3.1%	88.9%
2015-2016	0.4%	13.2%	12.5%	3,200.0%
2016-2017	58.5%	26.3%	57.9%	55.0%
2017-2018	-6.6%	88.1%	19.0%	1,434.8%
2018-2019	-15.3%	6.9%	-2.2%	145.1%
Since 2014	79.1%	201.2%	113.3%	154.4%

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