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19.3% lower in Gaithersburg, Maryland
than in Des Moines, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Des Moines, IA	Gaithersburg, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	137	80.4	100	41.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Des Moines, IA	Gaithersburg, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.1	97.9	100	4.0%
Heart Failure	95.8	106.1	100	10.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	88.5	111.2	100	25.6%
Pneumonia	94.7	104.1	100	9.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Des Moines, IA	Gaithersburg, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,724	$22,581	$23,281	3.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,395	$17,050	$16,237	10.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,585	$24,614	$22,499	25.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,918	$17,505	$17,007	10.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Des Moines, IA	Gaithersburg, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	15.9%	3.1%	238.3%
2015-2016	13.2%	-0.4%	12.5%	103.0%
2016-2017	26.3%	25.2%	57.9%	4.2%
2017-2018	88.1%	53.1%	19.0%	39.7%
2018-2019	6.9%	-14.0%	-2.2%	302.9%
Since 2014	201.2%	90.5%	113.3%	55.0%

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