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13.3% lower in Columbus, Mississippi
than in West Des Moines, Iowa

Insurance cost

	West Des Moines, IA	Columbus, MS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	137	91.9	100	32.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	West Des Moines, IA	Columbus, MS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.1	105.9	100	12.5%
Heart Failure	95.8	106.3	100	11.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	88.5	109.6	100	23.8%
Pneumonia	94.7	105.7	100	11.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	West Des Moines, IA	Columbus, MS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,724	$24,430	$23,281	12.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,395	$17,077	$16,237	10.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,585	$24,264	$22,499	23.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,918	$17,767	$17,007	11.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	West Des Moines, IA	Columbus, MS	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	-19.6%	3.1%	517.0%
2015-2016	13.2%	-8.2%	12.5%	162.1%
2016-2017	26.3%	17.9%	57.9%	31.9%
2017-2018	88.1%	57.8%	19.0%	34.4%
2018-2019	6.9%	0.4%	-2.2%	94.2%
Since 2014	201.2%	37.8%	113.3%	81.2%

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