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Health
9.5% higher in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Lubbock, Texas

Insurance cost

	Lubbock, TX	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	107.5	137	100	27.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Lubbock, TX	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.2	94.1	100	4.2%
Heart Failure	102.5	95.8	100	6.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	104.7	88.5	100	15.5%
Pneumonia	104.4	94.7	100	9.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Lubbock, TX	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,662	$21,724	$23,281	4.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,473	$15,395	$16,237	6.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,174	$19,585	$22,499	15.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,552	$15,918	$17,007	9.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Lubbock, TX	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.2%	4.7%	3.1%	46.9%
2015-2016	5.1%	13.2%	12.5%	158.8%
2016-2017	19.0%	26.3%	57.9%	38.4%
2017-2018	35.6%	88.1%	19.0%	147.5%
2018-2019	2.3%	6.9%	-2.2%	200.0%
Since 2014	79.0%	201.2%	113.3%	154.7%

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