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36.8% higher in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Quincy, Massachusetts

Insurance cost

	Quincy, MA	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	62.8	137	100	118.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Quincy, MA	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104.4	94.1	100	9.9%
Heart Failure	104.3	95.8	100	8.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	106.2	88.5	100	16.7%
Pneumonia	104.5	94.7	100	9.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Quincy, MA	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,085	$21,724	$23,281	9.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,762	$15,395	$16,237	8.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,520	$19,585	$22,499	16.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,580	$15,918	$17,007	9.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Quincy, MA	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.6%	4.7%	3.1%	280.8%
2015-2016	-1.5%	13.2%	12.5%	980.0%
2016-2017	-2.7%	26.3%	57.9%	1,074.1%
2017-2018	26.4%	88.1%	19.0%	233.7%
2018-2019	5.1%	6.9%	-2.2%	35.3%
Since 2014	23.9%	201.2%	113.3%	741.8%

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