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Fairmont, West Virginia vs. Des Moines, Iowa

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Health
  11.9% higher in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Fairmont, West Virginia
   Insurance cost
Fairmont, WVDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium105137100  30.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Fairmont, WVDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98.994.1100  4.9%
Heart Failure102.495.8100  6.4%
Hip Knee Replacement100.888.5100  12.2%
Pneumonia99.394.7100  4.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Fairmont, WVDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,826$21,724$23,281  4.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,450$15,395$16,237  6.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,307$19,585$22,499  12.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,694$15,918$17,007  4.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Fairmont, WVDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20152.8%4.7%3.1%  67.9%
2015-201624.2%13.2%12.5%  45.5%
2016-201731.5%26.3%57.9%  16.5%
2017-201815.5%88.1%19.0%  468.4%
2018-20199.4%6.9%-2.2%  26.6%
Since 2014112.1%201.2%113.3%  79.5%
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