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Health
14.2% higher in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Santa Clara, California

Insurance cost

	Santa Clara, CA	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	97.3	137	100	40.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Santa Clara, CA	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.7	94.1	100	8.4%
Heart Failure	101.9	95.8	100	6.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	105.1	88.5	100	15.8%
Pneumonia	104.3	94.7	100	9.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Santa Clara, CA	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,705	$21,724	$23,281	8.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,366	$15,395	$16,237	5.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,270	$19,585	$22,499	15.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,545	$15,918	$17,007	9.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Santa Clara, CA	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	4.7%	3.1%	17.5%
2015-2016	0.0%	13.2%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	26.3%	57.9%	182.8%
2017-2018	26.1%	88.1%	19.0%	237.5%
2018-2019	1.2%	6.9%	-2.2%	475.0%
Since 2014	45.0%	201.2%	113.3%	347.1%

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