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Des Moines, Iowa vs. Chester, Pennsylvania

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Health
  3.1% lower in Chester, Pennsylvania
than in Des Moines, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Des Moines, IAChester, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium137117.9100  13.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Des Moines, IAChester, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack94.1104.1100  10.6%
Heart Failure95.8108.9100  13.7%
Hip Knee Replacement88.5100.4100  13.4%
Pneumonia94.7108.6100  14.7%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Des Moines, IAChester, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,724$24,018$23,281  10.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,395$17,497$16,237  13.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$19,585$22,234$22,499  13.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,918$18,254$17,007  14.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Des Moines, IAChester, PAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%-1.7%3.1%  136.2%
2015-201613.2%10.6%12.5%  19.7%
2016-201726.3%52.3%57.9%  98.9%
2017-201888.1%45.2%19.0%  48.7%
2018-20196.9%-15.8%-2.2%  329.0%
Since 2014201.2%102.5%113.3%  49.1%
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