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8.7% lower in West Des Moines, Iowa
than in Seward, Nebraska

Insurance cost

	Seward, NE	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	143.8	137	100	4.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Seward, NE	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	109	94.1	100	13.7%
Heart Failure	104.4	95.8	100	8.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	115.7	88.5	100	23.5%
Pneumonia	91.9	94.7	100	3.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Seward, NE	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$25,155	$21,724	$23,281	13.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,773	$15,395	$16,237	8.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,616	$19,585	$22,499	23.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,446	$15,918	$17,007	3.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Seward, NE	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	18.9%	4.7%	3.1%	75.1%
2015-2016	12.2%	13.2%	12.5%	8.2%
2016-2017	52.7%	26.3%	57.9%	50.1%
2017-2018	51.3%	88.1%	19.0%	71.7%
2018-2019	9.3%	6.9%	-2.2%	25.8%
Since 2014	236.5%	201.2%	113.3%	14.9%

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