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Health
7.8% higher in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Bethlehem, PA	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	112.9	137	100	21.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bethlehem, PA	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.6	94.1	100	3.6%
Heart Failure	102.4	95.8	100	6.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	100.9	88.5	100	12.3%
Pneumonia	101.6	94.7	100	6.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bethlehem, PA	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,513	$21,724	$23,281	3.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,455	$15,395	$16,237	6.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,333	$19,585	$22,499	12.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,085	$15,918	$17,007	6.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bethlehem, PA	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.7%	4.7%	3.1%	376.5%
2015-2016	10.6%	13.2%	12.5%	24.5%
2016-2017	52.3%	26.3%	57.9%	49.7%
2017-2018	45.2%	88.1%	19.0%	94.9%
2018-2019	-15.8%	6.9%	-2.2%	143.7%
Since 2014	102.5%	201.2%	113.3%	96.3%

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