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20.9% lower in Bellingham, Washington
than in Waterloo, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Waterloo, IA	Bellingham, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	139	99.2	100	28.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Waterloo, IA	Bellingham, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	105.8	95.2	100	10.0%
Heart Failure	105.1	97	100	7.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	99.7	85.3	100	14.4%
Pneumonia	101	94.4	100	6.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Waterloo, IA	Bellingham, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,415	$21,967	$23,281	10.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,887	$15,584	$16,237	7.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,076	$18,887	$22,499	14.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,991	$15,882	$17,007	6.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Waterloo, IA	Bellingham, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	-17.9%	3.1%	480.9%
2015-2016	13.2%	5.6%	12.5%	57.6%
2016-2017	26.3%	-1.6%	57.9%	106.1%
2017-2018	88.1%	38.3%	19.0%	56.5%
2018-2019	6.9%	13.4%	-2.2%	94.2%
Since 2014	201.2%	33.7%	113.3%	83.3%

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