Waverly, Iowa vs. Boston, Massachusetts

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Health
  36.0% lower in Boston, Massachusetts
than in Waverly, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Waverly, IABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium151.161.8100  59.1%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Waverly, IABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack105.8102.9100  2.7%
Heart Failure108.7101.2100  6.9%
Hip Knee Replacement112.6110.4100  2.0%
Pneumonia112.4102100  9.3%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Waverly, IABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,415$23,736$23,281  2.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,464$16,264$16,237  6.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$24,939$24,442$22,499  2.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,908$17,153$17,007  9.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Waverly, IABoston, MAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%-2.6%3.1%  155.3%
2015-201613.2%-1.5%12.5%  111.4%
2016-201726.3%-2.7%57.9%  110.3%
2017-201888.1%26.4%19.0%  70.0%
2018-20196.9%5.1%-2.2%  26.1%
Since 2014201.2%23.9%113.3%  88.1%
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