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Kalamazoo, Michigan vs. West Des Moines, Iowa

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Health
  28.3% higher in West Des Moines, Iowa
than in Kalamazoo, Michigan
   Insurance cost
Kalamazoo, MIWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium87.3137100  56.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Kalamazoo, MIWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack95.594.1100  1.5%
Heart Failure98.395.8100  2.5%
Hip Knee Replacement81.888.5100  8.2%
Pneumonia96.994.7100  2.3%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Kalamazoo, MIWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,044$21,724$23,281  1.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,790$15,395$16,237  2.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,107$19,585$22,499  8.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,293$15,918$17,007  2.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Kalamazoo, MIWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20150.4%4.7%3.1%  1,075.0%
2015-20162.0%13.2%12.5%  560.0%
2016-20176.9%26.3%57.9%  281.2%
2017-201837.1%88.1%19.0%  137.5%
2018-20190.5%6.9%-2.2%  1,280.0%
Since 201450.8%201.2%113.3%  296.1%
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