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5.3% lower in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Boone, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Boone, IA	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	144.3	137	100	5.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Boone, IA	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98	94.1	100	4.0%
Heart Failure	95.5	95.8	100	0.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	100.8	88.5	100	12.2%
Pneumonia	95.9	94.7	100	1.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Boone, IA	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,612	$21,724	$23,281	3.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,342	$15,395	$16,237	0.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,324	$19,585	$22,499	12.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,123	$15,918	$17,007	1.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Boone, IA	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	4.7%	3.1%	0.0%
2015-2016	13.2%	13.2%	12.5%	0.0%
2016-2017	26.3%	26.3%	57.9%	0.0%
2017-2018	88.1%	88.1%	19.0%	0.0%
2018-2019	6.9%	6.9%	-2.2%	0.0%
Since 2014	201.2%	201.2%	113.3%	0.0%

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