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Health
18.6% higher in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Insurance cost

	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	85	137	100	61.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	106.8	94.1	100	11.9%
Heart Failure	110.9	95.8	100	13.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	110	88.5	100	19.5%
Pneumonia	106.7	94.7	100	11.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,645	$21,724	$23,281	11.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,813	$15,395	$16,237	13.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,355	$19,585	$22,499	19.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,949	$15,918	$17,007	11.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	4.7%	3.1%	21.7%
2015-2016	1.8%	13.2%	12.5%	633.3%
2016-2017	15.3%	26.3%	57.9%	71.9%
2017-2018	40.8%	88.1%	19.0%	115.9%
2018-2019	2.4%	6.9%	-2.2%	187.5%
Since 2014	79.3%	201.2%	113.3%	153.7%

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