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El Paso, Texas vs. West Des Moines, Iowa

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Health
  32.4% higher in West Des Moines, Iowa
than in El Paso, Texas
   Insurance cost
El Paso, TXWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium72.9137100  87.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
El Paso, TXWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack9994.1100  4.9%
Heart Failure98.295.8100  2.4%
Hip Knee Replacement105.788.5100  16.3%
Pneumonia95.294.7100  0.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
El Paso, TXWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,840$21,724$23,281  4.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,775$15,395$16,237  2.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$23,395$19,585$22,499  16.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,014$15,918$17,007  0.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
El Paso, TXWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.2%4.7%3.1%  46.9%
2015-20165.1%13.2%12.5%  158.8%
2016-201719.0%26.3%57.9%  38.4%
2017-201835.6%88.1%19.0%  147.5%
2018-20192.3%6.9%-2.2%  200.0%
Since 201479.0%201.2%113.3%  154.7%
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