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Health
7.2% higher in West Des Moines, Iowa
than in Columbia, South Carolina

Insurance cost

	Columbia, SC	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	115.7	137	100	18.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Columbia, SC	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.7	94.1	100	1.7%
Heart Failure	96.2	95.8	100	0.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.4	88.5	100	12.7%
Pneumonia	100.6	94.7	100	5.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Columbia, SC	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,072	$21,724	$23,281	1.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,450	$15,395	$16,237	0.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,453	$19,585	$22,499	12.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,913	$15,918	$17,007	5.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Columbia, SC	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.0%	4.7%	3.1%	∞%
2015-2016	11.1%	13.2%	12.5%	18.9%
2016-2017	28.2%	26.3%	57.9%	6.7%
2017-2018	34.7%	88.1%	19.0%	153.9%
2018-2019	6.2%	6.9%	-2.2%	11.3%
Since 2014	103.7%	201.2%	113.3%	94.0%

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