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Health
22.2% higher in Council Bluffs, Iowa
than in Stamford, Connecticut

Insurance cost

	Stamford, CT	Council Bluffs, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	99.8	151.8	100	52.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Stamford, CT	Council Bluffs, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.1	102.8	100	1.7%
Heart Failure	105.7	102.7	100	2.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	107.7	91.5	100	15.0%
Pneumonia	105.3	97.8	100	7.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Stamford, CT	Council Bluffs, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,326	$23,730	$23,281	1.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,979	$16,506	$16,237	2.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,854	$20,251	$22,499	15.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,714	$16,452	$17,007	7.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Stamford, CT	Council Bluffs, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.2%	4.7%	3.1%	313.6%
2015-2016	0.0%	13.2%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	17.3%	26.3%	57.9%	52.0%
2017-2018	31.6%	88.1%	19.0%	178.8%
2018-2019	-12.8%	6.9%	-2.2%	153.9%
Since 2014	31.6%	201.2%	113.3%	536.7%

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