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32.5% lower in New Orleans, Louisiana
than in Story City, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Story City, IA	New Orleans, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	157.2	73.7	100	53.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Story City, IA	New Orleans, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96.5	94.6	100	2.0%
Heart Failure	95.1	93.6	100	1.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.6	94.2	100	1.5%
Pneumonia	93.5	108.6	100	16.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Story City, IA	New Orleans, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,271	$21,825	$23,281	2.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,285	$15,044	$16,237	1.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,156	$20,861	$22,499	1.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,715	$18,259	$17,007	16.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Story City, IA	New Orleans, LA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	5.5%	3.1%	17.0%
2015-2016	13.2%	8.6%	12.5%	34.8%
2016-2017	26.3%	17.0%	57.9%	35.4%
2017-2018	88.1%	14.8%	19.0%	83.2%
2018-2019	6.9%	-4.2%	-2.2%	160.9%
Since 2014	201.2%	47.4%	113.3%	76.4%

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