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30.5% higher in West Des Moines, Iowa
than in Dover, New Hampshire

Insurance cost

	Dover, NH	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	77.2	137	100	77.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Dover, NH	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.4	94.1	100	4.4%
Heart Failure	97.4	95.8	100	1.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	102.4	88.5	100	13.6%
Pneumonia	94.2	94.7	100	0.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Dover, NH	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,701	$21,724	$23,281	4.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,645	$15,395	$16,237	1.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,680	$19,585	$22,499	13.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,835	$15,918	$17,007	0.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Dover, NH	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-13.5%	4.7%	3.1%	134.8%
2015-2016	4.8%	13.2%	12.5%	175.0%
2016-2017	1.9%	26.3%	57.9%	1,284.2%
2017-2018	77.9%	88.1%	19.0%	13.1%
2018-2019	-15.4%	6.9%	-2.2%	144.8%
Since 2014	39.1%	201.2%	113.3%	414.6%

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