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4.5% higher in Des Moines, Washington
than in Tucson, Arizona

Insurance cost

	Tucson, AZ	Des Moines, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	65.3	72.9	100	11.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Tucson, AZ	Des Moines, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.5	98.6	100	0.1%
Heart Failure	99.7	98.3	100	1.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	92.9	94.2	100	1.4%
Pneumonia	103.6	101.6	100	1.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Tucson, AZ	Des Moines, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,730	$22,748	$23,281	0.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,024	$15,802	$16,237	1.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,577	$20,849	$22,499	1.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,415	$17,076	$17,007	1.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Tucson, AZ	Des Moines, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-3.0%	-17.9%	3.1%	496.7%
2015-2016	21.9%	5.6%	12.5%	74.4%
2016-2017	115.5%	-1.6%	57.9%	101.4%
2017-2018	0.2%	38.3%	19.0%	19,050.0%
2018-2019	-8.7%	13.4%	-2.2%	254.0%
Since 2014	133.2%	33.7%	113.3%	74.7%

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