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Martinsburg, West Virginia vs. Des Moines, Iowa

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Health
  7.9% higher in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Martinsburg, West Virginia
   Insurance cost
Martinsburg, WVDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium117.1137100  17.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Martinsburg, WVDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack94.794.1100  0.6%
Heart Failure98.395.8100  2.5%
Hip Knee Replacement98.188.5100  9.8%
Pneumonia90.494.7100  4.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Martinsburg, WVDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,862$21,724$23,281  0.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,801$15,395$16,237  2.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,730$19,585$22,499  9.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,194$15,918$17,007  4.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Martinsburg, WVDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20152.8%4.7%3.1%  67.9%
2015-201624.2%13.2%12.5%  45.5%
2016-201731.5%26.3%57.9%  16.5%
2017-201815.5%88.1%19.0%  468.4%
2018-20199.4%6.9%-2.2%  26.6%
Since 2014112.1%201.2%113.3%  79.5%
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