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Raleigh, North Carolina vs. Des Moines, Iowa

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Health
  23.2% higher in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Raleigh, North Carolina
   Insurance cost
Raleigh, NCDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium90.2137100  51.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Raleigh, NCDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack95.994.1100  1.9%
Heart Failure96.295.8100  0.4%
Hip Knee Replacement95.888.5100  7.6%
Pneumonia97.894.7100  3.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Raleigh, NCDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,134$21,724$23,281  1.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,457$15,395$16,237  0.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,203$19,585$22,499  7.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,453$15,918$17,007  3.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Raleigh, NCDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20156.0%4.7%3.1%  21.7%
2015-201623.1%13.2%12.5%  42.9%
2016-201739.6%26.3%57.9%  33.6%
2017-201815.5%88.1%19.0%  468.4%
2018-2019-1.4%6.9%-2.2%  592.9%
Since 2014107.4%201.2%113.3%  87.3%
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