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Memphis, Tennessee vs. West Des Moines, Iowa

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Health
  16.7% higher in West Des Moines, Iowa
than in Memphis, Tennessee
   Insurance cost
Memphis, TNWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium96.9137100  41.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Memphis, TNWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98.894.1100  4.8%
Heart Failure103.195.8100  7.1%
Hip Knee Replacement95.888.5100  7.6%
Pneumonia106.794.7100  11.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Memphis, TNWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,800$21,724$23,281  4.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,561$15,395$16,237  7.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,214$19,585$22,499  7.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,939$15,918$17,007  11.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Memphis, TNWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201518.3%4.7%3.1%  74.3%
2015-201623.2%13.2%12.5%  43.1%
2016-201764.5%26.3%57.9%  59.2%
2017-201857.4%88.1%19.0%  53.5%
2018-2019-26.2%6.9%-2.2%  126.3%
Since 2014178.2%201.2%113.3%  12.9%
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