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Lafayette, Louisiana vs. West Des Moines, Iowa

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Health
  22.8% higher in West Des Moines, Iowa
than in Lafayette, Louisiana
   Insurance cost
Lafayette, LAWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium86.4137100  58.6%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Lafayette, LAWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack104.594.1100  10.0%
Heart Failure96.195.8100  0.3%
Hip Knee Replacement96.688.5100  8.4%
Pneumonia105.194.7100  9.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Lafayette, LAWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,106$21,724$23,281  9.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,447$15,395$16,237  0.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,380$19,585$22,499  8.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,673$15,918$17,007  9.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Lafayette, LAWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20155.5%4.7%3.1%  14.5%
2015-20168.6%13.2%12.5%  53.5%
2016-201717.0%26.3%57.9%  54.7%
2017-201814.8%88.1%19.0%  495.3%
2018-2019-4.2%6.9%-2.2%  264.3%
Since 201447.4%201.2%113.3%  324.5%
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