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16.1% lower in Grand Forks, North Dakota
than in West Des Moines, Iowa

Insurance cost

	West Des Moines, IA	Grand Forks, ND	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	137	90.4	100	34.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	West Des Moines, IA	Grand Forks, ND	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.1	105.1	100	11.7%
Heart Failure	95.8	100.6	100	5.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	88.5	95.6	100	8.0%
Pneumonia	94.7	111.5	100	17.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	West Des Moines, IA	Grand Forks, ND	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,724	$24,245	$23,281	11.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,395	$16,169	$16,237	5.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,585	$21,163	$22,499	8.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,918	$18,756	$17,007	17.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	West Des Moines, IA	Grand Forks, ND	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	6.7%	3.1%	42.6%
2015-2016	13.2%	8.9%	12.5%	32.6%
2016-2017	26.3%	6.7%	57.9%	74.5%
2017-2018	88.1%	7.1%	19.0%	91.9%
2018-2019	6.9%	21.2%	-2.2%	207.2%
Since 2014	201.2%	60.9%	113.3%	69.7%

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