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32.0% higher in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas

Insurance cost

	Walnut Ridge, AR	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	72.7	137	100	88.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Walnut Ridge, AR	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.6	94.1	100	7.4%
Heart Failure	103.1	95.8	100	7.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	103.1	88.5	100	14.2%
Pneumonia	95.3	94.7	100	0.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Walnut Ridge, AR	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,443	$21,724	$23,281	7.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,565	$15,395	$16,237	7.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,829	$19,585	$22,499	14.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,033	$15,918	$17,007	0.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Walnut Ridge, AR	Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-3.1%	4.7%	3.1%	251.6%
2015-2016	4.6%	13.2%	12.5%	187.0%
2016-2017	-5.7%	26.3%	57.9%	561.4%
2017-2018	29.5%	88.1%	19.0%	198.6%
2018-2019	3.8%	6.9%	-2.2%	81.6%
Since 2014	28.6%	201.2%	113.3%	603.5%

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