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Brooklyn, New York vs. West Des Moines, Iowa

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Health
  2.0% higher in West Des Moines, Iowa
than in Brooklyn, New York
   Insurance cost
Brooklyn, NYWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium112.5137100  21.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Brooklyn, NYWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98.994.1100  4.9%
Heart Failure102.295.8100  6.3%
Hip Knee Replacement135.388.5100  34.6%
Pneumonia105.394.7100  10.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Brooklyn, NYWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,815$21,724$23,281  4.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,421$15,395$16,237  6.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$29,956$19,585$22,499  34.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,701$15,918$17,007  10.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Brooklyn, NYWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201510.8%4.7%3.1%  56.5%
2015-20163.4%13.2%12.5%  288.2%
2016-201715.5%26.3%57.9%  69.7%
2017-201811.5%88.1%19.0%  666.1%
2018-201912.5%6.9%-2.2%  44.8%
Since 201465.9%201.2%113.3%  205.3%
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