Wichita, Kansas vs. Algona, Iowa

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Health
  26.3% higher in Algona, Iowa
than in Wichita, Kansas
   Insurance cost
Wichita, KSAlgona, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium101.5160.1100  57.7%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Wichita, KSAlgona, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack103.798.1100  5.4%
Heart Failure104.6102100  2.5%
Hip Knee Replacement98.694.9100  3.8%
Pneumonia106.899.5100  6.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Wichita, KSAlgona, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,924$22,648$23,281  5.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,806$16,383$16,237  2.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,823$21,018$22,499  3.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,958$16,730$17,007  6.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Wichita, KSAlgona, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-4.6%4.7%3.1%  202.2%
2015-201615.8%13.2%12.5%  16.5%
2016-201742.4%26.3%57.9%  38.0%
2017-201837.8%88.1%19.0%  133.1%
2018-20196.6%6.9%-2.2%  4.5%
Since 2014131.0%201.2%113.3%  53.6%
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