Lincoln, Nebraska vs. West Des Moines, Iowa

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Health
  7.8% lower in West Des Moines, Iowa
than in Lincoln, Nebraska
   Insurance cost
Lincoln, NEWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium143.8137100  4.7%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Lincoln, NEWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack111.294.1100  15.4%
Heart Failure107.995.8100  11.2%
Hip Knee Replacement99.988.5100  11.4%
Pneumonia100.894.7100  6.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Lincoln, NEWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$25,658$21,724$23,281  15.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,330$15,395$16,237  11.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,123$19,585$22,499  11.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,947$15,918$17,007  6.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Lincoln, NEWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201518.9%4.7%3.1%  75.1%
2015-201612.2%13.2%12.5%  8.2%
2016-201752.7%26.3%57.9%  50.1%
2017-201851.3%88.1%19.0%  71.7%
2018-20199.3%6.9%-2.2%  25.8%
Since 2014236.5%201.2%113.3%  14.9%
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