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Hickory, North Carolina vs. West Des Moines, Iowa

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Health
  6.4% lower in West Des Moines, Iowa
than in Hickory, North Carolina
   Insurance cost
Hickory, NCWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium145.7137100  6.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Hickory, NCWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98.794.1100  4.7%
Heart Failure98.295.8100  2.4%
Hip Knee Replacement98.688.5100  10.2%
Pneumonia103.894.7100  8.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Hickory, NCWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,777$21,724$23,281  4.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,778$15,395$16,237  2.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,834$19,585$22,499  10.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,453$15,918$17,007  8.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Hickory, NCWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20156.0%4.7%3.1%  21.7%
2015-201623.1%13.2%12.5%  42.9%
2016-201739.6%26.3%57.9%  33.6%
2017-201815.5%88.1%19.0%  468.4%
2018-2019-1.4%6.9%-2.2%  592.9%
Since 2014107.4%201.2%113.3%  87.3%
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