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21.6% higher in Kansas City, Kansas
than in St. Louis, Missouri

Insurance cost

	St. Louis, MO	Kansas City, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	80.8	112.1	100	38.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	St. Louis, MO	Kansas City, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.8	101.5	100	2.7%
Heart Failure	107	105.3	100	1.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	84.7	98.7	100	16.5%
Pneumonia	106.1	116.7	100	10.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	St. Louis, MO	Kansas City, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,801	$23,422	$23,281	2.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,199	$16,926	$16,237	1.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,758	$21,843	$22,499	16.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,843	$19,617	$17,007	9.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	St. Louis, MO	Kansas City, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.0%	-4.6%	3.1%	360.0%
2015-2016	10.6%	15.8%	12.5%	49.1%
2016-2017	18.5%	42.4%	57.9%	129.2%
2017-2018	42.2%	37.8%	19.0%	10.4%
2018-2019	-5.7%	6.6%	-2.2%	215.8%
Since 2014	73.9%	131.0%	113.3%	77.3%

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