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Health
46.5% higher in Mason City, Iowa
than in Washington, District of Columbia

Insurance cost

	Washington, DC	Mason City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	75.4	160.1	100	112.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Washington, DC	Mason City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96.6	97.6	100	1.0%
Heart Failure	96.6	113.6	100	17.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	107.1	94.2	100	12.0%
Pneumonia	106.2	99.6	100	6.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Washington, DC	Mason City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,300	$22,519	$23,281	1.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,515	$18,256	$16,237	17.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,700	$20,857	$22,499	12.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,862	$16,750	$17,007	6.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Washington, DC	Mason City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.8%	4.7%	3.1%	487.5%
2015-2016	0.0%	13.2%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	22.1%	26.3%	57.9%	19.0%
2017-2018	8.7%	88.1%	19.0%	912.6%
2018-2019	21.3%	6.9%	-2.2%	67.6%
Since 2014	62.4%	201.2%	113.3%	222.4%

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