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Waynesville, North Carolina vs. Des Moines, Iowa

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Health
  2.1% higher in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Waynesville, North Carolina
   Insurance cost
Waynesville, NCDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.5137100  4.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Waynesville, NCDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack94.494.1100  0.3%
Heart Failure96.595.8100  0.7%
Hip Knee Replacement90.888.5100  2.5%
Pneumonia92.694.7100  2.3%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Waynesville, NCDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,776$21,724$23,281  0.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,511$15,395$16,237  0.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,110$19,585$22,499  2.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,571$15,918$17,007  2.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Waynesville, NCDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20156.0%4.7%3.1%  21.7%
2015-201623.1%13.2%12.5%  42.9%
2016-201739.6%26.3%57.9%  33.6%
2017-201815.5%88.1%19.0%  468.4%
2018-2019-1.4%6.9%-2.2%  592.9%
Since 2014107.4%201.2%113.3%  87.3%
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