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22.2% lower in Bowling Green, Ohio
than in Des Moines, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Des Moines, IA	Bowling Green, OH	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	137	77.7	100	43.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Des Moines, IA	Bowling Green, OH	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.1	104.5	100	11.1%
Heart Failure	95.8	93	100	2.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	88.5	104.7	100	18.3%
Pneumonia	94.7	94.3	100	0.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Des Moines, IA	Bowling Green, OH	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,724	$24,108	$23,281	11.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,395	$14,943	$16,237	2.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,585	$23,178	$22,499	18.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,918	$15,863	$17,007	0.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Des Moines, IA	Bowling Green, OH	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	1.9%	3.1%	59.6%
2015-2016	13.2%	-0.4%	12.5%	103.0%
2016-2017	26.3%	2.2%	57.9%	91.6%
2017-2018	88.1%	35.4%	19.0%	59.8%
2018-2019	6.9%	2.4%	-2.2%	65.2%
Since 2014	201.2%	43.9%	113.3%	78.2%

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