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Amarillo, Texas vs. West Des Moines, Iowa

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Health
  10.5% higher in West Des Moines, Iowa
than in Amarillo, Texas
   Insurance cost
Amarillo, TXWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium104137100  31.7%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Amarillo, TXWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack99.594.1100  5.4%
Heart Failure107.395.8100  10.7%
Hip Knee Replacement102.588.5100  13.7%
Pneumonia110.994.7100  14.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Amarillo, TXWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,971$21,724$23,281  5.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,246$15,395$16,237  10.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,702$19,585$22,499  13.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,645$15,918$17,007  14.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Amarillo, TXWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.2%4.7%3.1%  46.9%
2015-20165.1%13.2%12.5%  158.8%
2016-201719.0%26.3%57.9%  38.4%
2017-201835.6%88.1%19.0%  147.5%
2018-20192.3%6.9%-2.2%  200.0%
Since 201479.0%201.2%113.3%  154.7%
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