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Dexter, Michigan vs. West Des Moines, Iowa

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Health
  33.5% higher in West Des Moines, Iowa
than in Dexter, Michigan
   Insurance cost
Dexter, MIWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium72.2137100  89.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Dexter, MIWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.594.1100  8.2%
Heart Failure104.395.8100  8.1%
Hip Knee Replacement96.388.5100  8.1%
Pneumonia97.494.7100  2.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Dexter, MIWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,641$21,724$23,281  8.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,754$15,395$16,237  8.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,310$19,585$22,499  8.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,376$15,918$17,007  2.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Dexter, MIWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20150.4%4.7%3.1%  1,075.0%
2015-20162.0%13.2%12.5%  560.0%
2016-20176.9%26.3%57.9%  281.2%
2017-201837.1%88.1%19.0%  137.5%
2018-20190.5%6.9%-2.2%  1,280.0%
Since 201450.8%201.2%113.3%  296.1%
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