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40.9% higher in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Grand Marais, Minnesota

Insurance cost

	Grand Marais, MN	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	63.7	137	100	115.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Grand Marais, MN	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96	94.1	100	2.0%
Heart Failure	98.1	95.8	100	2.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	104.6	88.5	100	15.4%
Pneumonia	96.1	94.7	100	1.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Grand Marais, MN	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,158	$21,724	$23,281	2.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,756	$15,395	$16,237	2.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,148	$19,585	$22,499	15.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,154	$15,918	$17,007	1.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Grand Marais, MN	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	42.3%	4.7%	3.1%	88.9%
2015-2016	0.4%	13.2%	12.5%	3,200.0%
2016-2017	58.5%	26.3%	57.9%	55.0%
2017-2018	-6.6%	88.1%	19.0%	1,434.8%
2018-2019	-15.3%	6.9%	-2.2%	145.1%
Since 2014	79.1%	201.2%	113.3%	154.4%

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