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Chapel Hill, North Carolina vs. West Des Moines, Iowa

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Health
  16.9% higher in West Des Moines, Iowa
than in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
   Insurance cost
Chapel Hill, NCWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium92.3137100  48.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Chapel Hill, NCWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack9294.1100  2.3%
Heart Failure102.995.8100  6.9%
Hip Knee Replacement118.488.5100  25.3%
Pneumonia101.294.7100  6.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Chapel Hill, NCWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,218$21,724$23,281  2.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,542$15,395$16,237  6.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$26,216$19,585$22,499  25.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,010$15,918$17,007  6.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Chapel Hill, NCWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20156.0%4.7%3.1%  21.7%
2015-201623.1%13.2%12.5%  42.9%
2016-201739.6%26.3%57.9%  33.6%
2017-201815.5%88.1%19.0%  468.4%
2018-2019-1.4%6.9%-2.2%  592.9%
Since 2014107.4%201.2%113.3%  87.3%
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