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26.9% lower in Brockton, Massachusetts
than in Des Moines, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Des Moines, IA	Brockton, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	137	61.4	100	55.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Des Moines, IA	Brockton, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.1	105.4	100	12.0%
Heart Failure	95.8	105.9	100	10.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	88.5	106.4	100	20.2%
Pneumonia	94.7	108.8	100	14.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Des Moines, IA	Brockton, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,724	$24,318	$23,281	11.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,395	$17,011	$16,237	10.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,585	$23,561	$22,499	20.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,918	$18,287	$17,007	14.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Des Moines, IA	Brockton, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	-2.6%	3.1%	155.3%
2015-2016	13.2%	-1.5%	12.5%	111.4%
2016-2017	26.3%	-2.7%	57.9%	110.3%
2017-2018	88.1%	26.4%	19.0%	70.0%
2018-2019	6.9%	5.1%	-2.2%	26.1%
Since 2014	201.2%	23.9%	113.3%	88.1%

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