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28.9% lower in Louisville, Kentucky
than in Waterloo, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Waterloo, IA	Louisville, KY	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	139	71	100	48.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Waterloo, IA	Louisville, KY	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	105.8	99.2	100	6.2%
Heart Failure	105.1	104.7	100	0.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	99.7	97.5	100	2.2%
Pneumonia	101	107.4	100	6.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Waterloo, IA	Louisville, KY	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,415	$22,894	$23,281	6.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,887	$16,820	$16,237	0.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,076	$21,585	$22,499	2.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,991	$18,058	$17,007	6.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Waterloo, IA	Louisville, KY	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	7.7%	3.1%	63.8%
2015-2016	13.2%	-1.9%	12.5%	114.4%
2016-2017	26.3%	10.7%	57.9%	59.3%
2017-2018	88.1%	46.0%	19.0%	47.8%
2018-2019	6.9%	9.0%	-2.2%	30.4%
Since 2014	201.2%	86.2%	113.3%	57.2%

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