Somerset, Kentucky vs. Des Moines, Iowa

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Health
  28.1% higher in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Somerset, Kentucky
   Insurance cost
Somerset, KYDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium77.4137100  77.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Somerset, KYDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack99.994.1100  5.8%
Heart Failure98.595.8100  2.7%
Hip Knee Replacement107.188.5100  17.4%
Pneumonia98.594.7100  3.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Somerset, KYDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,043$21,724$23,281  5.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,820$15,395$16,237  2.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$23,716$19,585$22,499  17.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,567$15,918$17,007  3.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Somerset, KYDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20157.7%4.7%3.1%  39.0%
2015-2016-1.9%13.2%12.5%  794.7%
2016-201710.7%26.3%57.9%  145.8%
2017-201846.0%88.1%19.0%  91.5%
2018-20199.0%6.9%-2.2%  23.3%
Since 201486.2%201.2%113.3%  133.4%
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