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37.6% higher in West Des Moines, Iowa
than in East Grand Rapids, Michigan

Insurance cost

	East Grand Rapids, MI	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	72	137	100	90.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	East Grand Rapids, MI	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.6	94.1	100	0.5%
Heart Failure	99	95.8	100	3.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	90.4	88.5	100	2.1%
Pneumonia	99.8	94.7	100	5.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	East Grand Rapids, MI	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,840	$21,724	$23,281	0.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,913	$15,395	$16,237	3.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,015	$19,585	$22,499	2.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,784	$15,918	$17,007	5.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	East Grand Rapids, MI	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.4%	4.7%	3.1%	1,075.0%
2015-2016	2.0%	13.2%	12.5%	560.0%
2016-2017	6.9%	26.3%	57.9%	281.2%
2017-2018	37.1%	88.1%	19.0%	137.5%
2018-2019	0.5%	6.9%	-2.2%	1,280.0%
Since 2014	50.8%	201.2%	113.3%	296.1%

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