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Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan vs. Des Moines, Iowa

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Health
  29.4% higher in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
   Insurance cost
Sault Ste. Marie, MIDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium82.7137100  65.7%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Sault Ste. Marie, MIDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack95.794.1100  1.7%
Heart Failure89.395.8100  7.3%
Hip Knee Replacement100.288.5100  11.7%
Pneumonia86.794.7100  9.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Sault Ste. Marie, MIDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,082$21,724$23,281  1.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,349$15,395$16,237  7.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,178$19,585$22,499  11.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$14,573$15,918$17,007  9.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Sault Ste. Marie, MIDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20150.4%4.7%3.1%  1,075.0%
2015-20162.0%13.2%12.5%  560.0%
2016-20176.9%26.3%57.9%  281.2%
2017-201837.1%88.1%19.0%  137.5%
2018-20190.5%6.9%-2.2%  1,280.0%
Since 201450.8%201.2%113.3%  296.1%
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