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Amherst, New York vs. West Des Moines, Iowa

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Health
  18.1% higher in West Des Moines, Iowa
than in Amherst, New York
   Insurance cost
Amherst, NYWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium94.8137100  44.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Amherst, NYWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack99.194.1100  5.0%
Heart Failure94.895.8100  1.1%
Hip Knee Replacement100.688.5100  12.0%
Pneumonia103.694.7100  8.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Amherst, NYWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,862$21,724$23,281  5.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,231$15,395$16,237  1.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,271$19,585$22,499  12.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,416$15,918$17,007  8.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Amherst, NYWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201510.8%4.7%3.1%  56.5%
2015-20163.4%13.2%12.5%  288.2%
2016-201715.5%26.3%57.9%  69.7%
2017-201811.5%88.1%19.0%  666.1%
2018-201912.5%6.9%-2.2%  44.8%
Since 201465.9%201.2%113.3%  205.3%
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