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Health
2.2% higher in Des Moines, Washington
than in Sparta, Michigan

Insurance cost

	Sparta, MI	Des Moines, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	72	72.9	100	1.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Sparta, MI	Des Moines, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.6	98.6	100	4.2%
Heart Failure	99	98.3	100	0.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	90.4	94.2	100	4.2%
Pneumonia	99.8	101.6	100	1.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Sparta, MI	Des Moines, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,840	$22,748	$23,281	4.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,913	$15,802	$16,237	0.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,015	$20,849	$22,499	4.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,784	$17,076	$17,007	1.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Sparta, MI	Des Moines, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	0.4%	-17.9%	3.1%	4,575.0%
2015-2016	2.0%	5.6%	12.5%	180.0%
2016-2017	6.9%	-1.6%	57.9%	123.2%
2017-2018	37.1%	38.3%	19.0%	3.2%
2018-2019	0.5%	13.4%	-2.2%	2,580.0%
Since 2014	50.8%	33.7%	113.3%	33.7%

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