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Kearney, Nebraska vs. West Des Moines, Iowa

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Health
  15.9% lower in West Des Moines, Iowa
than in Kearney, Nebraska
   Insurance cost
Kearney, NEWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium169.7137100  19.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Kearney, NEWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack113.194.1100  16.8%
Heart Failure105.395.8100  9.0%
Hip Knee Replacement95.888.5100  7.6%
Pneumonia96.794.7100  2.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Kearney, NEWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$26,094$21,724$23,281  16.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,926$15,395$16,237  9.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,206$19,585$22,499  7.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,266$15,918$17,007  2.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Kearney, NEWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201518.9%4.7%3.1%  75.1%
2015-201612.2%13.2%12.5%  8.2%
2016-201752.7%26.3%57.9%  50.1%
2017-201851.3%88.1%19.0%  71.7%
2018-20199.3%6.9%-2.2%  25.8%
Since 2014236.5%201.2%113.3%  14.9%
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