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49.3% higher in West Des Moines, Iowa
than in Wadena, Minnesota

Insurance cost

	Wadena, MN	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	57	137	100	140.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Wadena, MN	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	99.7	94.1	100	5.6%
Heart Failure	101.4	95.8	100	5.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.8	88.5	100	7.6%
Pneumonia	88.8	94.7	100	6.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Wadena, MN	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,017	$21,724	$23,281	5.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,299	$15,395	$16,237	5.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,208	$19,585	$22,499	7.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$14,936	$15,918	$17,007	6.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Wadena, MN	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	42.3%	4.7%	3.1%	88.9%
2015-2016	0.4%	13.2%	12.5%	3,200.0%
2016-2017	58.5%	26.3%	57.9%	55.0%
2017-2018	-6.6%	88.1%	19.0%	1,434.8%
2018-2019	-15.3%	6.9%	-2.2%	145.1%
Since 2014	79.1%	201.2%	113.3%	154.4%

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