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10.7% higher in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Ashland, Wisconsin

Insurance cost

	Ashland, WI	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	115	137	100	19.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ashland, WI	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	90.8	94.1	100	3.6%
Heart Failure	92.1	95.8	100	4.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	98.7	88.5	100	10.3%
Pneumonia	83.4	94.7	100	13.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ashland, WI	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$20,958	$21,724	$23,281	3.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,805	$15,395	$16,237	4.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,849	$19,585	$22,499	10.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$14,027	$15,918	$17,007	13.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ashland, WI	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	2.7%	4.7%	3.1%	74.1%
2015-2016	4.2%	13.2%	12.5%	214.3%
2016-2017	15.4%	26.3%	57.9%	70.8%
2017-2018	54.6%	88.1%	19.0%	61.4%
2018-2019	-5.6%	6.9%	-2.2%	223.2%
Since 2014	80.2%	201.2%	113.3%	150.9%

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