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Nashville, North Carolina vs. West Des Moines, Iowa

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Health
  10.1% higher in West Des Moines, Iowa
than in Nashville, North Carolina
   Insurance cost
Nashville, NCWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium107.9137100  27.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Nashville, NCWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack99.794.1100  5.6%
Heart Failure96.495.8100  0.6%
Hip Knee Replacement102.388.5100  13.5%
Pneumonia104.394.7100  9.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Nashville, NCWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,001$21,724$23,281  5.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,492$15,395$16,237  0.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,645$19,585$22,499  13.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,540$15,918$17,007  9.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Nashville, NCWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20156.0%4.7%3.1%  21.7%
2015-201623.1%13.2%12.5%  42.9%
2016-201739.6%26.3%57.9%  33.6%
2017-201815.5%88.1%19.0%  468.4%
2018-2019-1.4%6.9%-2.2%  592.9%
Since 2014107.4%201.2%113.3%  87.3%
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