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Health
2.2% higher in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Greensboro, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Greensboro, NC	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	131.5	137	100	4.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Greensboro, NC	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	86.6	94.1	100	8.7%
Heart Failure	95.6	95.8	100	0.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	96.8	88.5	100	8.6%
Pneumonia	95.6	94.7	100	0.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Greensboro, NC	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$19,980	$21,724	$23,281	8.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,362	$15,395	$16,237	0.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,431	$19,585	$22,499	8.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,081	$15,918	$17,007	1.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Greensboro, NC	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	4.7%	3.1%	21.7%
2015-2016	23.1%	13.2%	12.5%	42.9%
2016-2017	39.6%	26.3%	57.9%	33.6%
2017-2018	15.5%	88.1%	19.0%	468.4%
2018-2019	-1.4%	6.9%	-2.2%	592.9%
Since 2014	107.4%	201.2%	113.3%	87.3%

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