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12.1% lower in West Des Moines, Iowa
than in Fremont, Nebraska

Insurance cost

	Fremont, NE	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	157.6	137	100	13.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Fremont, NE	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	105.2	94.1	100	10.6%
Heart Failure	105.1	95.8	100	8.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	103.6	88.5	100	14.6%
Pneumonia	99.4	94.7	100	4.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Fremont, NE	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,278	$21,724	$23,281	10.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,890	$15,395	$16,237	8.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,942	$19,585	$22,499	14.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,720	$15,918	$17,007	4.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Fremont, NE	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	18.9%	4.7%	3.1%	75.1%
2015-2016	12.2%	13.2%	12.5%	8.2%
2016-2017	52.7%	26.3%	57.9%	50.1%
2017-2018	51.3%	88.1%	19.0%	71.7%
2018-2019	9.3%	6.9%	-2.2%	25.8%
Since 2014	236.5%	201.2%	113.3%	14.9%

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