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Health
37.0% higher in West Des Moines, Iowa
than in Puyallup, Washington

Insurance cost

	Puyallup, WA	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	73.3	137	100	86.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Puyallup, WA	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.1	94.1	100	4.1%
Heart Failure	92.4	95.8	100	3.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	89.2	88.5	100	0.8%
Pneumonia	98.4	94.7	100	3.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Puyallup, WA	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,637	$21,724	$23,281	4.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,844	$15,395	$16,237	3.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,749	$19,585	$22,499	0.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,549	$15,918	$17,007	3.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Puyallup, WA	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-17.9%	4.7%	3.1%	126.3%
2015-2016	5.6%	13.2%	12.5%	135.7%
2016-2017	-1.6%	26.3%	57.9%	1,743.8%
2017-2018	38.3%	88.1%	19.0%	130.0%
2018-2019	13.4%	6.9%	-2.2%	48.5%
Since 2014	33.7%	201.2%	113.3%	497.0%

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