Des Moines, Iowa vs. Walden, New York

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Health
  1.0% higher in Walden, New York
than in Des Moines, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Des Moines, IAWalden, NYU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium137126.1100  8.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Des Moines, IAWalden, NYU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack94.1103.5100  10.0%
Heart Failure95.8109.7100  14.5%
Hip Knee Replacement88.5106.1100  19.9%
Pneumonia94.7107100  13.0%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Des Moines, IAWalden, NYU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,724$23,872$23,281  9.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,395$17,626$16,237  14.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$19,585$23,500$22,499  20.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,918$17,989$17,007  13.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Des Moines, IAWalden, NYU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%10.8%3.1%  129.8%
2015-201613.2%3.4%12.5%  74.2%
2016-201726.3%15.5%57.9%  41.1%
2017-201888.1%11.5%19.0%  86.9%
2018-20196.9%12.5%-2.2%  81.2%
Since 2014201.2%65.9%113.3%  67.2%
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