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Health
8.4% higher in Lincoln, Nebraska
than in Des Moines, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Des Moines, IA	Lincoln, NE	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	137	143.8	100	5.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Des Moines, IA	Lincoln, NE	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.1	111.2	100	18.2%
Heart Failure	95.8	107.9	100	12.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	88.5	99.9	100	12.9%
Pneumonia	94.7	100.8	100	6.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Des Moines, IA	Lincoln, NE	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,724	$25,658	$23,281	18.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,395	$17,330	$16,237	12.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,585	$22,123	$22,499	13.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,918	$16,947	$17,007	6.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Des Moines, IA	Lincoln, NE	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	18.9%	3.1%	302.1%
2015-2016	13.2%	12.2%	12.5%	7.6%
2016-2017	26.3%	52.7%	57.9%	100.4%
2017-2018	88.1%	51.3%	19.0%	41.8%
2018-2019	6.9%	9.3%	-2.2%	34.8%
Since 2014	201.2%	236.5%	113.3%	17.5%

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