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18.8% higher in West Des Moines, Iowa
than in Oswego, Illinois

Insurance cost

	Oswego, IL	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	91.6	137	100	49.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Oswego, IL	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.3	94.1	100	8.9%
Heart Failure	103.7	95.8	100	7.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	97.3	88.5	100	9.0%
Pneumonia	104.7	94.7	100	9.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Oswego, IL	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,839	$21,724	$23,281	8.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,666	$15,395	$16,237	7.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,537	$19,585	$22,499	9.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,599	$15,918	$17,007	9.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Oswego, IL	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	4.7%	3.1%	51.6%
2015-2016	9.0%	13.2%	12.5%	46.7%
2016-2017	38.0%	26.3%	57.9%	30.8%
2017-2018	38.1%	88.1%	19.0%	131.2%
2018-2019	-1.6%	6.9%	-2.2%	531.3%
Since 2014	110.6%	201.2%	113.3%	81.9%

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