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New Orleans, Louisiana vs. Des Moines, Iowa

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Health
  34.7% higher in Des Moines, Iowa
than in New Orleans, Louisiana
   Insurance cost
New Orleans, LADes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium73.7137100  85.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
New Orleans, LADes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack94.694.1100  0.5%
Heart Failure93.695.8100  2.4%
Hip Knee Replacement94.288.5100  6.1%
Pneumonia108.694.7100  12.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
New Orleans, LADes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,825$21,724$23,281  0.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,044$15,395$16,237  2.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,861$19,585$22,499  6.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,259$15,918$17,007  12.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
New Orleans, LADes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20155.5%4.7%3.1%  14.5%
2015-20168.6%13.2%12.5%  53.5%
2016-201717.0%26.3%57.9%  54.7%
2017-201814.8%88.1%19.0%  495.3%
2018-2019-4.2%6.9%-2.2%  264.3%
Since 201447.4%201.2%113.3%  324.5%
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