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4.1% higher in St. Louis, Missouri
than in Des Moines, Washington

Insurance cost

	Des Moines, WA	St. Louis, MO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	72.9	80.8	100	10.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Des Moines, WA	St. Louis, MO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.6	98.8	100	0.2%
Heart Failure	98.3	107	100	8.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	94.2	84.7	100	10.1%
Pneumonia	101.6	106.1	100	4.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Des Moines, WA	St. Louis, MO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,748	$22,801	$23,281	0.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,802	$17,199	$16,237	8.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,849	$18,758	$22,499	10.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,076	$17,843	$17,007	4.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Des Moines, WA	St. Louis, MO	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-17.9%	-1.0%	3.1%	94.4%
2015-2016	5.6%	10.6%	12.5%	89.3%
2016-2017	-1.6%	18.5%	57.9%	1,256.3%
2017-2018	38.3%	42.2%	19.0%	10.2%
2018-2019	13.4%	-5.7%	-2.2%	142.5%
Since 2014	33.7%	73.9%	113.3%	119.3%

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