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11.6% lower in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Rockwell, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Rockwell, IA	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	160.1	137	100	14.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Rockwell, IA	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.6	94.1	100	3.6%
Heart Failure	113.6	95.8	100	15.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	94.2	88.5	100	6.1%
Pneumonia	99.6	94.7	100	4.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Rockwell, IA	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,519	$21,724	$23,281	3.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$18,256	$15,395	$16,237	15.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,857	$19,585	$22,499	6.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,750	$15,918	$17,007	5.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Rockwell, IA	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	4.7%	3.1%	0.0%
2015-2016	13.2%	13.2%	12.5%	0.0%
2016-2017	26.3%	26.3%	57.9%	0.0%
2017-2018	88.1%	88.1%	19.0%	0.0%
2018-2019	6.9%	6.9%	-2.2%	0.0%
Since 2014	201.2%	201.2%	113.3%	0.0%

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