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New Bedford, Massachusetts vs. West Des Moines, Iowa

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Health
  38.6% higher in West Des Moines, Iowa
than in New Bedford, Massachusetts
   Insurance cost
New Bedford, MAWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium59.9137100  128.7%
   Procedure & surgery cost
New Bedford, MAWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.794.1100  8.4%
Heart Failure104.795.8100  8.5%
Hip Knee Replacement10988.5100  18.8%
Pneumonia10694.7100  10.7%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
New Bedford, MAWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,704$21,724$23,281  8.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,831$15,395$16,237  8.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$24,121$19,585$22,499  18.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,832$15,918$17,007  10.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
New Bedford, MAWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-2.6%4.7%3.1%  280.8%
2015-2016-1.5%13.2%12.5%  980.0%
2016-2017-2.7%26.3%57.9%  1,074.1%
2017-201826.4%88.1%19.0%  233.7%
2018-20195.1%6.9%-2.2%  35.3%
Since 201423.9%201.2%113.3%  741.8%
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