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32.6% higher in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Huntsville, Arkansas

Insurance cost

	Huntsville, AR	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	72.4	137	100	89.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Huntsville, AR	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.5	94.1	100	9.1%
Heart Failure	99.7	95.8	100	3.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	98.2	88.5	100	9.9%
Pneumonia	101.6	94.7	100	6.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Huntsville, AR	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,882	$21,724	$23,281	9.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,016	$15,395	$16,237	3.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,747	$19,585	$22,499	9.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,087	$15,918	$17,007	6.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Huntsville, AR	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-3.1%	4.7%	3.1%	251.6%
2015-2016	4.6%	13.2%	12.5%	187.0%
2016-2017	-5.7%	26.3%	57.9%	561.4%
2017-2018	29.5%	88.1%	19.0%	198.6%
2018-2019	3.8%	6.9%	-2.2%	81.6%
Since 2014	28.6%	201.2%	113.3%	603.5%

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