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38.3% higher in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Kingston, Rhode Island

Insurance cost

	Kingston, RI	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	64.5	137	100	112.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Kingston, RI	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	107.2	94.1	100	12.2%
Heart Failure	102.9	95.8	100	6.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	96.2	88.5	100	8.0%
Pneumonia	99.3	94.7	100	4.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Kingston, RI	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,725	$21,724	$23,281	12.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,541	$15,395	$16,237	6.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,303	$19,585	$22,499	8.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,700	$15,918	$17,007	4.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Kingston, RI	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-10.2%	4.7%	3.1%	146.1%
2015-2016	0.0%	13.2%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	-0.8%	26.3%	57.9%	3,387.5%
2017-2018	19.2%	88.1%	19.0%	358.9%
2018-2019	8.0%	6.9%	-2.2%	13.8%
Since 2014	14.7%	201.2%	113.3%	1,268.7%

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