Wasilla, Alaska vs. Des Moines, Iowa

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Health
  2.5% higher in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Wasilla, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Wasilla, AKDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium138.2137100  0.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Wasilla, AKDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack91.294.1100  3.2%
Heart Failure84.195.8100  13.9%
Hip Knee Replacement8388.5100  6.6%
Pneumonia82.294.7100  15.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Wasilla, AKDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,051$21,724$23,281  3.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$13,508$15,395$16,237  14.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,385$19,585$22,499  6.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$13,829$15,918$17,007  15.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Wasilla, AKDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%4.7%3.1%  67.8%
2015-201647.3%13.2%12.5%  72.1%
2016-201728.8%26.3%57.9%  8.7%
2017-2018-21.6%88.1%19.0%  507.9%
2018-2019-3.3%6.9%-2.2%  309.1%
Since 201464.8%201.2%113.3%  210.5%
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