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19.0% higher in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Augusta, Maine

Insurance cost

	Augusta, ME	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	97.7	137	100	40.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Augusta, ME	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	99.3	94.1	100	5.2%
Heart Failure	95.8	95.8	100	0.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	90.6	88.5	100	2.3%
Pneumonia	95.6	94.7	100	0.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Augusta, ME	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,919	$21,724	$23,281	5.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,388	$15,395	$16,237	0.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,056	$19,585	$22,499	2.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,068	$15,918	$17,007	0.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Augusta, ME	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.2%	4.7%	3.1%	491.7%
2015-2016	4.4%	13.2%	12.5%	200.0%
2016-2017	14.9%	26.3%	57.9%	76.5%
2017-2018	52.7%	88.1%	19.0%	67.2%
2018-2019	-7.5%	6.9%	-2.2%	192.0%
Since 2014	67.4%	201.2%	113.3%	198.5%

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