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Erie, Pennsylvania vs. West Des Moines, Iowa

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Health
  30.6% higher in West Des Moines, Iowa
than in Erie, Pennsylvania
   Insurance cost
Erie, PAWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium63.9137100  114.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Erie, PAWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.894.1100  8.5%
Heart Failure106.295.8100  9.8%
Hip Knee Replacement124.288.5100  28.7%
Pneumonia111.194.7100  14.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Erie, PAWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,718$21,724$23,281  8.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,064$15,395$16,237  9.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$27,496$19,585$22,499  28.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,682$15,918$17,007  14.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Erie, PAWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-1.7%4.7%3.1%  376.5%
2015-201610.6%13.2%12.5%  24.5%
2016-201752.3%26.3%57.9%  49.7%
2017-201845.2%88.1%19.0%  94.9%
2018-2019-15.8%6.9%-2.2%  143.7%
Since 2014102.5%201.2%113.3%  96.3%
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