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16.6% lower in Whitefish, Montana
than in Van Meter, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Van Meter, IA	Whitefish, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	137	105	100	23.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Van Meter, IA	Whitefish, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98	95.7	100	2.3%
Heart Failure	97.3	94.4	100	3.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	97	84.7	100	12.7%
Pneumonia	101.1	90.8	100	10.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Van Meter, IA	Whitefish, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,612	$22,073	$23,281	2.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,635	$15,163	$16,237	3.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,465	$18,761	$22,499	12.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,996	$15,274	$17,007	10.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Van Meter, IA	Whitefish, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	-5.5%	3.1%	217.0%
2015-2016	13.2%	34.7%	12.5%	162.9%
2016-2017	26.3%	44.4%	57.9%	68.8%
2017-2018	88.1%	12.9%	19.0%	85.4%
2018-2019	6.9%	6.9%	-2.2%	0.0%
Since 2014	201.2%	121.7%	113.3%	39.5%

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