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Health
50.5% higher in West Des Moines, Iowa
than in Hugo, Minnesota

Insurance cost

	Hugo, MN	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	57.6	137	100	137.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Hugo, MN	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.2	94.1	100	7.9%
Heart Failure	97.4	95.8	100	1.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	86.8	88.5	100	2.0%
Pneumonia	95.1	94.7	100	0.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Hugo, MN	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,583	$21,724	$23,281	7.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,650	$15,395	$16,237	1.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,212	$19,585	$22,499	1.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,988	$15,918	$17,007	0.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Hugo, MN	West 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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