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11.0% lower in Northport, Alabama
than in Des Moines, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Des Moines, IA	Northport, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	137	99.8	100	27.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Des Moines, IA	Northport, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.1	100.7	100	7.0%
Heart Failure	95.8	101.8	100	6.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	88.5	112.5	100	27.1%
Pneumonia	94.7	98.8	100	4.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Des Moines, IA	Northport, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,724	$23,240	$23,281	7.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,395	$16,352	$16,237	6.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,585	$24,909	$22,499	27.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,918	$16,608	$17,007	4.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Des Moines, IA	Northport, AL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	3.1%	3.1%	34.0%
2015-2016	13.2%	12.5%	12.5%	5.3%
2016-2017	26.3%	57.9%	57.9%	120.2%
2017-2018	88.1%	19.0%	19.0%	78.4%
2018-2019	6.9%	-2.2%	-2.2%	131.9%
Since 2014	201.2%	113.3%	113.3%	43.7%

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