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19.2% higher in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Grand Forks, North Dakota

Insurance cost

	Grand Forks, ND	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	90.4	137	100	51.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Grand Forks, ND	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	105.1	94.1	100	10.5%
Heart Failure	100.6	95.8	100	4.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.6	88.5	100	7.4%
Pneumonia	111.5	94.7	100	15.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Grand Forks, ND	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,245	$21,724	$23,281	10.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,169	$15,395	$16,237	4.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,163	$19,585	$22,499	7.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,756	$15,918	$17,007	15.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Grand Forks, ND	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.7%	4.7%	3.1%	29.9%
2015-2016	8.9%	13.2%	12.5%	48.3%
2016-2017	6.7%	26.3%	57.9%	292.5%
2017-2018	7.1%	88.1%	19.0%	1,140.8%
2018-2019	21.2%	6.9%	-2.2%	67.5%
Since 2014	60.9%	201.2%	113.3%	230.4%

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