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Queens, New York vs. Des Moines, Iowa

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Health
  3.1% higher in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Queens, New York
   Insurance cost
Queens, NYDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium112.5137100  21.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Queens, NYDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack96.494.1100  2.4%
Heart Failure96.795.8100  0.9%
Hip Knee Replacement134.788.5100  34.3%
Pneumonia10394.7100  8.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Queens, NYDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,244$21,724$23,281  2.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,534$15,395$16,237  0.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$29,821$19,585$22,499  34.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,323$15,918$17,007  8.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Queens, NYDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201510.8%4.7%3.1%  56.5%
2015-20163.4%13.2%12.5%  288.2%
2016-201715.5%26.3%57.9%  69.7%
2017-201811.5%88.1%19.0%  666.1%
2018-201912.5%6.9%-2.2%  44.8%
Since 201465.9%201.2%113.3%  205.3%
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