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19.1% higher in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Nipomo, California

Insurance cost

	Nipomo, CA	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	97.3	137	100	40.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Nipomo, CA	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.2	94.1	100	1.2%
Heart Failure	96.2	95.8	100	0.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	93.8	88.5	100	5.7%
Pneumonia	98.4	94.7	100	3.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Nipomo, CA	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,976	$21,724	$23,281	1.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,458	$15,395	$16,237	0.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,761	$19,585	$22,499	5.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,551	$15,918	$17,007	3.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Nipomo, CA	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	4.7%	3.1%	17.5%
2015-2016	0.0%	13.2%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	26.3%	57.9%	182.8%
2017-2018	26.1%	88.1%	19.0%	237.5%
2018-2019	1.2%	6.9%	-2.2%	475.0%
Since 2014	45.0%	201.2%	113.3%	347.1%

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