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10.7% higher in West Des Moines, Iowa
than in Merrill, Wisconsin

Insurance cost

	Merrill, WI	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	112.7	137	100	21.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Merrill, WI	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.3	94.1	100	8.0%
Heart Failure	92.7	95.8	100	3.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	87.3	88.5	100	1.4%
Pneumonia	96.5	94.7	100	1.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Merrill, WI	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,612	$21,724	$23,281	8.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,902	$15,395	$16,237	3.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,328	$19,585	$22,499	1.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,223	$15,918	$17,007	1.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Merrill, WI	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	2.7%	4.7%	3.1%	74.1%
2015-2016	4.2%	13.2%	12.5%	214.3%
2016-2017	15.4%	26.3%	57.9%	70.8%
2017-2018	54.6%	88.1%	19.0%	61.4%
2018-2019	-5.6%	6.9%	-2.2%	223.2%
Since 2014	80.2%	201.2%	113.3%	150.9%

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