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19.1% higher in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Dunkirk, New York

Insurance cost

	Dunkirk, NY	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	94.8	137	100	44.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Dunkirk, NY	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	93.1	94.1	100	1.1%
Heart Failure	96.8	95.8	100	1.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	106.7	88.5	100	17.1%
Pneumonia	91.8	94.7	100	3.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Dunkirk, NY	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,486	$21,724	$23,281	1.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,549	$15,395	$16,237	1.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,632	$19,585	$22,499	17.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,440	$15,918	$17,007	3.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Dunkirk, NY	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	10.8%	4.7%	3.1%	56.5%
2015-2016	3.4%	13.2%	12.5%	288.2%
2016-2017	15.5%	26.3%	57.9%	69.7%
2017-2018	11.5%	88.1%	19.0%	666.1%
2018-2019	12.5%	6.9%	-2.2%	44.8%
Since 2014	65.9%	201.2%	113.3%	205.3%

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