Kekaha, Hawaii vs. West Des Moines, Iowa

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Health
  24.5% higher in West Des Moines, Iowa
than in Kekaha, Hawaii
   Insurance cost
Kekaha, HIWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium94.6137100  44.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Kekaha, HIWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack93.394.1100  0.9%
Heart Failure80.495.8100  19.2%
Hip Knee Replacement85.888.5100  3.1%
Pneumonia100.594.7100  5.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Kekaha, HIWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,523$21,724$23,281  0.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$12,921$15,395$16,237  19.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$19,001$19,585$22,499  3.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,895$15,918$17,007  5.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Kekaha, HIWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201543.2%4.7%3.1%  89.1%
2015-20160.0%13.2%12.5%  ∞%
2016-201726.0%26.3%57.9%  1.2%
2017-201832.7%88.1%19.0%  169.4%
2018-201912.6%6.9%-2.2%  45.2%
Since 2014169.4%201.2%113.3%  18.8%
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