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0.3% lower in West Des Moines, Iowa
than in Ash Fork, Arizona

Insurance cost

	Ash Fork, AZ	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	130.5	137	100	5.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ash Fork, AZ	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	100.7	94.1	100	6.6%
Heart Failure	105.4	95.8	100	9.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	95	88.5	100	6.8%
Pneumonia	101.7	94.7	100	6.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ash Fork, AZ	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,229	$21,724	$23,281	6.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,940	$15,395	$16,237	9.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,031	$19,585	$22,499	6.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,107	$15,918	$17,007	7.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ash Fork, AZ	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-3.0%	4.7%	3.1%	256.7%
2015-2016	21.9%	13.2%	12.5%	39.7%
2016-2017	115.5%	26.3%	57.9%	77.2%
2017-2018	0.2%	88.1%	19.0%	43,950.0%
2018-2019	-8.7%	6.9%	-2.2%	179.3%
Since 2014	133.2%	201.2%	113.3%	51.1%

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