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Health
9.3% higher in Urbandale, Iowa
than in Wausau, Wisconsin

Insurance cost

	Wausau, WI	Urbandale, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	112.7	137	100	21.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Wausau, WI	Urbandale, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104.5	94.1	100	10.0%
Heart Failure	97.5	95.8	100	1.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	88.2	88.5	100	0.3%
Pneumonia	101.1	94.7	100	6.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Wausau, WI	Urbandale, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,104	$21,724	$23,281	9.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,659	$15,395	$16,237	1.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,532	$19,585	$22,499	0.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,999	$15,918	$17,007	6.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Wausau, WI	Urbandale, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	2.7%	4.7%	3.1%	74.1%
2015-2016	4.2%	13.2%	12.5%	214.3%
2016-2017	15.4%	26.3%	57.9%	70.8%
2017-2018	54.6%	88.1%	19.0%	61.4%
2018-2019	-5.6%	6.9%	-2.2%	223.2%
Since 2014	80.2%	201.2%	113.3%	150.9%

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