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26.3% lower in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
than in West Des Moines, Iowa

Insurance cost

	West Des Moines, IA	Lake Geneva, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	137	70.6	100	48.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	West Des Moines, IA	Lake Geneva, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.1	101.4	100	7.8%
Heart Failure	95.8	100.2	100	4.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	88.5	97.2	100	9.8%
Pneumonia	94.7	94.6	100	0.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	West Des Moines, IA	Lake Geneva, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,724	$23,397	$23,281	7.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,395	$16,103	$16,237	4.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,585	$21,517	$22,499	9.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,918	$15,916	$17,007	0.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	West Des Moines, IA	Lake Geneva, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	2.7%	3.1%	42.6%
2015-2016	13.2%	4.2%	12.5%	68.2%
2016-2017	26.3%	15.4%	57.9%	41.4%
2017-2018	88.1%	54.6%	19.0%	38.0%
2018-2019	6.9%	-5.6%	-2.2%	181.2%
Since 2014	201.2%	80.2%	113.3%	60.1%

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