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9.2% higher in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Vicksburg, Mississippi

Insurance cost

	Vicksburg, MS	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	104	137	100	31.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Vicksburg, MS	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.6	94.1	100	4.6%
Heart Failure	100.2	95.8	100	4.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	110.8	88.5	100	20.1%
Pneumonia	117.6	94.7	100	19.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Vicksburg, MS	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,763	$21,724	$23,281	4.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,095	$15,395	$16,237	4.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,535	$19,585	$22,499	20.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$19,775	$15,918	$17,007	19.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Vicksburg, MS	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-19.6%	4.7%	3.1%	124.0%
2015-2016	-8.2%	13.2%	12.5%	261.0%
2016-2017	17.9%	26.3%	57.9%	46.9%
2017-2018	57.8%	88.1%	19.0%	52.4%
2018-2019	0.4%	6.9%	-2.2%	1,625.0%
Since 2014	37.8%	201.2%	113.3%	432.3%

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