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19.1% higher in West Des Moines, Iowa
than in Loveland, Colorado

Insurance cost

	Loveland, CO	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	98.5	137	100	39.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Loveland, CO	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.3	94.1	100	1.3%
Heart Failure	98.3	95.8	100	2.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	89.4	88.5	100	1.0%
Pneumonia	98	94.7	100	3.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Loveland, CO	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,999	$21,724	$23,281	1.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,797	$15,395	$16,237	2.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,795	$19,585	$22,499	1.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,472	$15,918	$17,007	3.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Loveland, CO	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	12.0%	4.7%	3.1%	60.8%
2015-2016	-0.3%	13.2%	12.5%	4,500.0%
2016-2017	14.7%	26.3%	57.9%	78.9%
2017-2018	33.5%	88.1%	19.0%	163.0%
2018-2019	3.8%	6.9%	-2.2%	81.6%
Since 2014	77.5%	201.2%	113.3%	159.6%

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