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18.0% higher in West Des Moines, Iowa
than in Lake Charles, Louisiana

Insurance cost

	Lake Charles, LA	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	98.7	137	100	38.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Lake Charles, LA	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94	94.1	100	0.1%
Heart Failure	95.3	95.8	100	0.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	97.9	88.5	100	9.6%
Pneumonia	96	94.7	100	1.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Lake Charles, LA	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,699	$21,724	$23,281	0.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,311	$15,395	$16,237	0.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,668	$19,585	$22,499	9.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,137	$15,918	$17,007	1.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Lake Charles, LA	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	5.5%	4.7%	3.1%	14.5%
2015-2016	8.6%	13.2%	12.5%	53.5%
2016-2017	17.0%	26.3%	57.9%	54.7%
2017-2018	14.8%	88.1%	19.0%	495.3%
2018-2019	-4.2%	6.9%	-2.2%	264.3%
Since 2014	47.4%	201.2%	113.3%	324.5%

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