Germantown, Maryland vs. Des Moines, Iowa

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Health
  24.0% higher in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Germantown, Maryland
   Insurance cost
Germantown, MDDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium80.4137100  70.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Germantown, MDDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack97.994.1100  3.9%
Heart Failure106.195.8100  9.7%
Hip Knee Replacement111.288.5100  20.4%
Pneumonia104.194.7100  9.0%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Germantown, MDDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,581$21,724$23,281  3.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,050$15,395$16,237  9.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$24,614$19,585$22,499  20.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,505$15,918$17,007  9.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Germantown, MDDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201515.9%4.7%3.1%  70.4%
2015-2016-0.4%13.2%12.5%  3,400.0%
2016-201725.2%26.3%57.9%  4.4%
2017-201853.1%88.1%19.0%  65.9%
2018-2019-14.0%6.9%-2.2%  149.3%
Since 201490.5%201.2%113.3%  122.3%
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