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22.1% higher in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Dallas, Texas

Insurance cost

	Dallas, TX	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	80.2	137	100	70.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Dallas, TX	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.5	94.1	100	7.3%
Heart Failure	109.4	95.8	100	12.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	112	88.5	100	21.0%
Pneumonia	109.9	94.7	100	13.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Dallas, TX	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,412	$21,724	$23,281	7.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,580	$15,395	$16,237	12.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,788	$19,585	$22,499	21.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,486	$15,918	$17,007	13.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Dallas, TX	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.2%	4.7%	3.1%	46.9%
2015-2016	5.1%	13.2%	12.5%	158.8%
2016-2017	19.0%	26.3%	57.9%	38.4%
2017-2018	35.6%	88.1%	19.0%	147.5%
2018-2019	2.3%	6.9%	-2.2%	200.0%
Since 2014	79.0%	201.2%	113.3%	154.7%

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