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15.5% lower in Tyndall AFB, Florida
than in West Des Moines, Iowa

Insurance cost

	West Des Moines, IA	Tyndall AFB, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	137	85.4	100	37.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	West Des Moines, IA	Tyndall AFB, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.1	103	100	9.5%
Heart Failure	95.8	107.9	100	12.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	88.5	111.8	100	26.3%
Pneumonia	94.7	113.7	100	20.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	West Des Moines, IA	Tyndall AFB, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,724	$23,758	$23,281	9.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,395	$17,338	$16,237	12.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,585	$24,752	$22,499	26.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,918	$19,125	$17,007	20.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	West Des Moines, IA	Tyndall AFB, FL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	6.0%	3.1%	27.7%
2015-2016	13.2%	1.8%	12.5%	86.4%
2016-2017	26.3%	15.3%	57.9%	41.8%
2017-2018	88.1%	40.8%	19.0%	53.7%
2018-2019	6.9%	2.4%	-2.2%	65.2%
Since 2014	201.2%	79.3%	113.3%	60.6%

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