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13.6% higher in West Des Moines, Iowa
than in Hutchinson, Kansas

Insurance cost

	Hutchinson, KS	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	101.5	137	100	35.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Hutchinson, KS	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	108	94.1	100	12.9%
Heart Failure	102.1	95.8	100	6.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	93.4	88.5	100	5.2%
Pneumonia	98.8	94.7	100	4.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Hutchinson, KS	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,923	$21,724	$23,281	12.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,408	$15,395	$16,237	6.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,688	$19,585	$22,499	5.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,616	$15,918	$17,007	4.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Hutchinson, KS	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-4.6%	4.7%	3.1%	202.2%
2015-2016	15.8%	13.2%	12.5%	16.5%
2016-2017	42.4%	26.3%	57.9%	38.0%
2017-2018	37.8%	88.1%	19.0%	133.1%
2018-2019	6.6%	6.9%	-2.2%	4.5%
Since 2014	131.0%	201.2%	113.3%	53.6%

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