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3.4% lower in West Des Moines, Iowa
than in Berlin, Maryland

Insurance cost

	Berlin, MD	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	133	137	100	3.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Berlin, MD	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	108	94.1	100	12.9%
Heart Failure	109	95.8	100	12.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	99.6	88.5	100	11.1%
Pneumonia	104.3	94.7	100	9.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Berlin, MD	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,913	$21,724	$23,281	12.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,508	$15,395	$16,237	12.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,055	$19,585	$22,499	11.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,532	$15,918	$17,007	9.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Berlin, MD	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	15.9%	4.7%	3.1%	70.4%
2015-2016	-0.4%	13.2%	12.5%	3,400.0%
2016-2017	25.2%	26.3%	57.9%	4.4%
2017-2018	53.1%	88.1%	19.0%	65.9%
2018-2019	-14.0%	6.9%	-2.2%	149.3%
Since 2014	90.5%	201.2%	113.3%	122.3%

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