Bensalem, Pennsylvania vs. Des Moines, Iowa

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Health
  22.3% higher in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Bensalem, Pennsylvania
   Insurance cost
Bensalem, PADes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium89.3137100  53.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Bensalem, PADes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack100.694.1100  6.5%
Heart Failure104.195.8100  8.0%
Hip Knee Replacement90.688.5100  2.3%
Pneumonia104.694.7100  9.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Bensalem, PADes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,221$21,724$23,281  6.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,731$15,395$16,237  8.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,048$19,585$22,499  2.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,581$15,918$17,007  9.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Bensalem, PADes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-1.7%4.7%3.1%  376.5%
2015-201610.6%13.2%12.5%  24.5%
2016-201752.3%26.3%57.9%  49.7%
2017-201845.2%88.1%19.0%  94.9%
2018-2019-15.8%6.9%-2.2%  143.7%
Since 2014102.5%201.2%113.3%  96.3%
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