Waco, Texas vs. Dubuque, Iowa

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Health
  32.9% higher in Dubuque, Iowa
than in Waco, Texas
   Insurance cost
Waco, TXDubuque, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium80.8140.7100  74.1%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Waco, TXDubuque, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack100.998.5100  2.4%
Heart Failure98103.4100  5.5%
Hip Knee Replacement104.6106100  1.3%
Pneumonia105.4103.7100  1.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Waco, TXDubuque, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,293$22,728$23,281  2.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,752$16,613$16,237  5.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$23,167$23,460$22,499  1.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,730$17,441$17,007  1.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Waco, TXDubuque, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.2%4.7%3.1%  46.9%
2015-20165.1%13.2%12.5%  158.8%
2016-201719.0%26.3%57.9%  38.4%
2017-201835.6%88.1%19.0%  147.5%
2018-20192.3%6.9%-2.2%  200.0%
Since 201479.0%201.2%113.3%  154.7%
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