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Health
8.9% lower in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
than in West Des Moines, Iowa

Insurance cost

	West Des Moines, IA	Menomonee Falls, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	137	107.9	100	21.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	West Des Moines, IA	Menomonee Falls, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.1	102.2	100	8.6%
Heart Failure	95.8	107.2	100	11.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	88.5	95.2	100	7.6%
Pneumonia	94.7	106.3	100	12.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	West Des Moines, IA	Menomonee Falls, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,724	$23,571	$23,281	8.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,395	$17,231	$16,237	11.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,585	$21,071	$22,499	7.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,918	$17,868	$17,007	12.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	West Des Moines, IA	Menomonee Falls, 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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