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Morgantown, West Virginia vs. Des Moines, Iowa

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Health
  8.9% higher in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Morgantown, West Virginia
   Insurance cost
Morgantown, WVDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium105137100  30.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Morgantown, WVDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack10394.1100  8.6%
Heart Failure106.595.8100  10.0%
Hip Knee Replacement107.288.5100  17.4%
Pneumonia107.694.7100  12.0%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Morgantown, WVDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,766$21,724$23,281  8.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,109$15,395$16,237  10.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$23,730$19,585$22,499  17.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,093$15,918$17,007  12.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Morgantown, 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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