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Waterloo, Iowa vs. Wilkesboro, North Carolina

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2.4% lower in Wilkesboro, North Carolina
than in Waterloo, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Waterloo, IA	Wilkesboro, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	139	132.8	100	4.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Waterloo, IA	Wilkesboro, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	105.8	100.6	100	4.9%
Heart Failure	105.1	98.6	100	6.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	99.7	102.9	100	3.2%
Pneumonia	101	113.1	100	12.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Waterloo, IA	Wilkesboro, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,415	$23,223	$23,281	4.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,887	$15,838	$16,237	6.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,076	$22,780	$22,499	3.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,991	$19,020	$17,007	11.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Waterloo, IA	Wilkesboro, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	6.0%	3.1%	27.7%
2015-2016	13.2%	23.1%	12.5%	75.0%
2016-2017	26.3%	39.6%	57.9%	50.6%
2017-2018	88.1%	15.5%	19.0%	82.4%
2018-2019	6.9%	-1.4%	-2.2%	120.3%
Since 2014	201.2%	107.4%	113.3%	46.6%

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