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41.0% higher in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Royal Oak, Michigan

Insurance cost

	Royal Oak, MI	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	62.4	137	100	119.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Royal Oak, MI	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.3	94.1	100	4.3%
Heart Failure	103.2	95.8	100	7.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	99.2	88.5	100	10.8%
Pneumonia	104.5	94.7	100	9.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Royal Oak, MI	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,673	$21,724	$23,281	4.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,576	$15,395	$16,237	7.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,958	$19,585	$22,499	10.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,576	$15,918	$17,007	9.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Royal Oak, 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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