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Lubbock, Texas vs. West Des Moines, Iowa

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Health
  9.5% higher in West Des Moines, Iowa
than in Lubbock, Texas
   Insurance cost
Lubbock, TXWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium107.5137100  27.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Lubbock, TXWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98.294.1100  4.2%
Heart Failure102.595.8100  6.5%
Hip Knee Replacement104.788.5100  15.5%
Pneumonia104.494.7100  9.3%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Lubbock, TXWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
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, TXWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.2%4.7%3.1%  46.9%
2015-20165.1%13.2%12.5%  158.8%
2016-201719.0%26.3%57.9%  38.4%
2017-201835.6%88.1%19.0%  147.5%
2018-20192.3%6.9%-2.2%  200.0%
Since 201479.0%201.2%113.3%  154.7%
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