Walnut, Iowa vs. Austin, Texas

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Health
  24.5% lower in Austin, Texas
than in Walnut, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Walnut, IAAustin, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium151.883.9100  44.7%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Walnut, IAAustin, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.8107.8100  4.9%
Heart Failure102.7107100  4.2%
Hip Knee Replacement91.5103.2100  12.8%
Pneumonia97.899.8100  2.0%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Walnut, IAAustin, TXU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,730$24,878$23,281  4.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,506$17,190$16,237  4.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,251$22,849$22,499  12.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,452$16,787$17,007  2.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Walnut, IAAustin, TXU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%3.2%3.1%  31.9%
2015-201613.2%5.1%12.5%  61.4%
2016-201726.3%19.0%57.9%  27.8%
2017-201888.1%35.6%19.0%  59.6%
2018-20196.9%2.3%-2.2%  66.7%
Since 2014201.2%79.0%113.3%  60.7%
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