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21.3% lower in Grants Pass, Oregon
than in Des Moines, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Des Moines, IA	Grants Pass, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	137	97.1	100	29.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Des Moines, IA	Grants Pass, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.1	85.4	100	9.2%
Heart Failure	95.8	87	100	9.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	88.5	77.2	100	12.8%
Pneumonia	94.7	90.3	100	4.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Des Moines, IA	Grants Pass, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,724	$19,705	$23,281	9.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,395	$13,987	$16,237	9.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,585	$17,081	$22,499	12.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,918	$15,182	$17,007	4.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Des Moines, IA	Grants Pass, OR	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	2.8%	3.1%	40.4%
2015-2016	13.2%	22.9%	12.5%	73.5%
2016-2017	26.3%	27.0%	57.9%	2.7%
2017-2018	88.1%	19.0%	19.0%	78.4%
2018-2019	6.9%	7.0%	-2.2%	1.4%
Since 2014	201.2%	104.1%	113.3%	48.3%

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