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Des Moines, Iowa vs. Lamar, Colorado

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Health
  4.4% lower in Lamar, Colorado
than in Des Moines, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Des Moines, IALamar, COU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium137113.2100  17.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Des Moines, IALamar, COU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack94.1101.3100  7.7%
Heart Failure95.8105100  9.6%
Hip Knee Replacement88.5102.3100  15.6%
Pneumonia94.7126.4100  33.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Des Moines, IALamar, COU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,724$23,378$23,281  7.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,395$16,874$16,237  9.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$19,585$22,658$22,499  15.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,918$21,249$17,007  33.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Des Moines, IALamar, COU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%12.0%3.1%  155.3%
2015-201613.2%-0.3%12.5%  102.3%
2016-201726.3%14.7%57.9%  44.1%
2017-201888.1%33.5%19.0%  62.0%
2018-20196.9%3.8%-2.2%  44.9%
Since 2014201.2%77.5%113.3%  61.5%
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