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6.4% lower in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Shelbyville, Tennessee

Insurance cost

	Shelbyville, TN	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	146.8	137	100	6.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Shelbyville, TN	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	99.6	94.1	100	5.5%
Heart Failure	101.7	95.8	100	5.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	100	88.5	100	11.5%
Pneumonia	91.1	94.7	100	4.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Shelbyville, TN	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,986	$21,724	$23,281	5.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,334	$15,395	$16,237	5.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,147	$19,585	$22,499	11.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,315	$15,918	$17,007	3.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Shelbyville, TN	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	18.3%	4.7%	3.1%	74.3%
2015-2016	23.2%	13.2%	12.5%	43.1%
2016-2017	64.5%	26.3%	57.9%	59.2%
2017-2018	57.4%	88.1%	19.0%	53.5%
2018-2019	-26.2%	6.9%	-2.2%	126.3%
Since 2014	178.2%	201.2%	113.3%	12.9%

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