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Health
25.7% higher in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Reading, Michigan

Insurance cost

	Reading, MI	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	86.4	137	100	58.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Reading, MI	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.4	94.1	100	3.4%
Heart Failure	98	95.8	100	2.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	91.1	88.5	100	2.9%
Pneumonia	101.9	94.7	100	7.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Reading, MI	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,477	$21,724	$23,281	3.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,744	$15,395	$16,237	2.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,180	$19,585	$22,499	2.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,134	$15,918	$17,007	7.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Reading, MI	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.4%	4.7%	3.1%	1,075.0%
2015-2016	2.0%	13.2%	12.5%	560.0%
2016-2017	6.9%	26.3%	57.9%	281.2%
2017-2018	37.1%	88.1%	19.0%	137.5%
2018-2019	0.5%	6.9%	-2.2%	1,280.0%
Since 2014	50.8%	201.2%	113.3%	296.1%

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