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Dubuque, Iowa vs. Palm Desert, California

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Health
  27.9% lower in Palm Desert, California
than in Dubuque, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Dubuque, IAPalm Desert, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium140.772.2100  48.7%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Dubuque, IAPalm Desert, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98.5104.2100  5.8%
Heart Failure103.4105.2100  1.7%
Hip Knee Replacement10698.5100  7.1%
Pneumonia103.7109.5100  5.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Dubuque, IAPalm Desert, CAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,728$24,035$23,281  5.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,613$16,911$16,237  1.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$23,460$21,804$22,499  7.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,441$18,410$17,007  5.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Dubuque, IAPalm Desert, CAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%4.0%3.1%  14.9%
2015-201613.2%0.0%12.5%  100.0%
2016-201726.3%9.3%57.9%  64.6%
2017-201888.1%26.1%19.0%  70.4%
2018-20196.9%1.2%-2.2%  82.6%
Since 2014201.2%45.0%113.3%  77.6%
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