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10.9% lower in Wilton, Connecticut
than in West Des Moines, Iowa

Insurance cost

	West Des Moines, IA	Wilton, CT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	137	99.8	100	27.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	West Des Moines, IA	Wilton, CT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.1	101.1	100	7.4%
Heart Failure	95.8	105.7	100	10.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	88.5	107.7	100	21.7%
Pneumonia	94.7	105.3	100	11.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	West Des Moines, IA	Wilton, CT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,724	$23,326	$23,281	7.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,395	$16,979	$16,237	10.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,585	$23,854	$22,499	21.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,918	$17,714	$17,007	11.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	West Des Moines, IA	Wilton, CT	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	-2.2%	3.1%	146.8%
2015-2016	13.2%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	26.3%	17.3%	57.9%	34.2%
2017-2018	88.1%	31.6%	19.0%	64.1%
2018-2019	6.9%	-12.8%	-2.2%	285.5%
Since 2014	201.2%	31.6%	113.3%	84.3%

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