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West Des Moines, Iowa vs. Spanish Fort, Alabama

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Health
  13.6% lower in Spanish Fort, Alabama
than in West Des Moines, Iowa
   Insurance cost
West Des Moines, IASpanish Fort, ALU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium137103.1100  24.7%
   Procedure & surgery cost
West Des Moines, IASpanish Fort, ALU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack94.1100.2100  6.5%
Heart Failure95.893.8100  2.1%
Hip Knee Replacement88.593.6100  5.8%
Pneumonia94.790.2100  4.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
West Des Moines, IASpanish Fort, ALU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,724$23,131$23,281  6.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,395$15,065$16,237  2.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$19,585$20,722$22,499  5.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,918$15,174$17,007  4.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
West Des Moines, IASpanish Fort, ALU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%3.1%3.1%  34.0%
2015-201613.2%12.5%12.5%  5.3%
2016-201726.3%57.9%57.9%  120.2%
2017-201888.1%19.0%19.0%  78.4%
2018-20196.9%-2.2%-2.2%  131.9%
Since 2014201.2%113.3%113.3%  43.7%
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