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14.4% lower in Elk City, Idaho
than in West Des Moines, Iowa

Insurance cost

	West Des Moines, IA	Elk City, ID	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	137	98.3	100	28.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	West Des Moines, IA	Elk City, ID	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.1	95.1	100	1.1%
Heart Failure	95.8	117.6	100	22.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	88.5	93.5	100	5.6%
Pneumonia	94.7	94.4	100	0.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	West Des Moines, IA	Elk City, ID	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,724	$21,956	$23,281	1.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,395	$18,904	$16,237	22.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,585	$20,709	$22,499	5.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,918	$15,874	$17,007	0.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	West Des Moines, IA	Elk City, ID	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	19.6%	3.1%	317.0%
2015-2016	13.2%	1.1%	12.5%	91.7%
2016-2017	26.3%	25.0%	57.9%	4.9%
2017-2018	88.1%	34.6%	19.0%	60.7%
2018-2019	6.9%	4.2%	-2.2%	39.1%
Since 2014	201.2%	111.9%	113.3%	44.4%

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