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Tucson, Arizona vs. West Des Moines, Iowa

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Health
  40.9% higher in West Des Moines, Iowa
than in Tucson, Arizona
   Insurance cost
Tucson, AZWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium65.3137100  109.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Tucson, AZWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98.594.1100  4.5%
Heart Failure99.795.8100  3.9%
Hip Knee Replacement92.988.5100  4.7%
Pneumonia103.694.7100  8.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Tucson, AZWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,730$21,724$23,281  4.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,024$15,395$16,237  3.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,577$19,585$22,499  4.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,415$15,918$17,007  8.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Tucson, AZWest Des Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-3.0%4.7%3.1%  256.7%
2015-201621.9%13.2%12.5%  39.7%
2016-2017115.5%26.3%57.9%  77.2%
2017-20180.2%88.1%19.0%  43,950.0%
2018-2019-8.7%6.9%-2.2%  179.3%
Since 2014133.2%201.2%113.3%  51.1%
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