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14.8% lower in Appleton, Wisconsin
than in Waterloo, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Waterloo, IA	Appleton, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	139	109.8	100	21.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Waterloo, IA	Appleton, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	105.8	95.7	100	9.5%
Heart Failure	105.1	94.6	100	10.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	99.7	94.4	100	5.3%
Pneumonia	101	101.8	100	0.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Waterloo, IA	Appleton, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,415	$22,072	$23,281	9.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,887	$15,195	$16,237	10.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,076	$20,901	$22,499	5.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,991	$17,121	$17,007	0.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Waterloo, IA	Appleton, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	2.7%	3.1%	42.6%
2015-2016	13.2%	4.2%	12.5%	68.2%
2016-2017	26.3%	15.4%	57.9%	41.4%
2017-2018	88.1%	54.6%	19.0%	38.0%
2018-2019	6.9%	-5.6%	-2.2%	181.2%
Since 2014	201.2%	80.2%	113.3%	60.1%

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