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6.9% higher in Des Moines, Iowa
than in DeKalb, Illinois

Insurance cost

	DeKalb, IL	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	119	137	100	15.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	DeKalb, IL	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.1	94.1	100	6.9%
Heart Failure	98.7	95.8	100	2.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	84.1	88.5	100	5.2%
Pneumonia	105.4	94.7	100	10.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	DeKalb, IL	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,320	$21,724	$23,281	6.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,865	$15,395	$16,237	3.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,630	$19,585	$22,499	5.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,726	$15,918	$17,007	10.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	DeKalb, IL	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	4.7%	3.1%	51.6%
2015-2016	9.0%	13.2%	12.5%	46.7%
2016-2017	38.0%	26.3%	57.9%	30.8%
2017-2018	38.1%	88.1%	19.0%	131.2%
2018-2019	-1.6%	6.9%	-2.2%	531.3%
Since 2014	110.6%	201.2%	113.3%	81.9%

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