Buena Vista, Colorado vs. Des Moines, Iowa

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Health
  8.3% higher in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Buena Vista, Colorado
   Insurance cost
Buena Vista, CODes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium113.2137100  21.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Buena Vista, CODes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack101.394.1100  7.1%
Heart Failure10895.8100  11.3%
Hip Knee Replacement94.688.5100  6.4%
Pneumonia93.594.7100  1.3%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Buena Vista, CODes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,378$21,724$23,281  7.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,346$15,395$16,237  11.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,939$19,585$22,499  6.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,719$15,918$17,007  1.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Buena Vista, CODes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201512.0%4.7%3.1%  60.8%
2015-2016-0.3%13.2%12.5%  4,500.0%
2016-201714.7%26.3%57.9%  78.9%
2017-201833.5%88.1%19.0%  163.0%
2018-20193.8%6.9%-2.2%  81.6%
Since 201477.5%201.2%113.3%  159.6%
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