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Scranton, Pennsylvania vs. Des Moines, Iowa

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Health
  11.8% higher in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Scranton, Pennsylvania
   Insurance cost
Scranton, PADes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium92.3137100  48.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Scranton, PADes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack10594.1100  10.4%
Heart Failure114.995.8100  16.6%
Hip Knee Replacement120.888.5100  26.7%
Pneumonia112.194.7100  15.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Scranton, PADes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,229$21,724$23,281  10.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$18,464$15,395$16,237  16.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$26,753$19,585$22,499  26.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,849$15,918$17,007  15.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Scranton, PADes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-1.7%4.7%3.1%  376.5%
2015-201610.6%13.2%12.5%  24.5%
2016-201752.3%26.3%57.9%  49.7%
2017-201845.2%88.1%19.0%  94.9%
2018-2019-15.8%6.9%-2.2%  143.7%
Since 2014102.5%201.2%113.3%  96.3%
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