Wichita, Kansas vs. Ackley, Iowa

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Health
  26.0% higher in Ackley, Iowa
than in Wichita, Kansas
   Insurance cost
Wichita, KSAckley, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium101.5157.2100  54.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Wichita, KSAckley, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack103.799.6100  4.0%
Heart Failure104.6110.8100  5.9%
Hip Knee Replacement98.697.8100  0.8%
Pneumonia106.894.9100  11.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Wichita, KSAckley, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,924$22,973$23,281  4.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,806$17,809$16,237  6.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,823$21,656$22,499  0.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,958$15,966$17,007  11.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Wichita, KSAckley, 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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