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Waukesha, Wisconsin vs. Des Moines, Iowa

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Health
  9.8% higher in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Waukesha, Wisconsin
   Insurance cost
Waukesha, WIDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium107.9137100  27.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Waukesha, WIDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.294.1100  7.9%
Heart Failure107.295.8100  10.6%
Hip Knee Replacement95.288.5100  7.0%
Pneumonia106.394.7100  10.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Waukesha, WIDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,571$21,724$23,281  7.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,231$15,395$16,237  10.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,071$19,585$22,499  7.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,868$15,918$17,007  10.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Waukesha, WIDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20152.7%4.7%3.1%  74.1%
2015-20164.2%13.2%12.5%  214.3%
2016-201715.4%26.3%57.9%  70.8%
2017-201854.6%88.1%19.0%  61.4%
2018-2019-5.6%6.9%-2.2%  223.2%
Since 201480.2%201.2%113.3%  150.9%
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