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8.7% lower in West Des Moines, Iowa
than in What Cheer, Iowa

Insurance cost

	What Cheer, IA	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	154.5	137	100	11.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	What Cheer, IA	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95	94.1	100	0.9%
Heart Failure	101	95.8	100	5.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	94.5	88.5	100	6.3%
Pneumonia	102.6	94.7	100	7.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	What Cheer, IA	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,927	$21,724	$23,281	0.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,236	$15,395	$16,237	5.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,916	$19,585	$22,499	6.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,251	$15,918	$17,007	7.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	What Cheer, IA	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	4.7%	3.1%	0.0%
2015-2016	13.2%	13.2%	12.5%	0.0%
2016-2017	26.3%	26.3%	57.9%	0.0%
2017-2018	88.1%	88.1%	19.0%	0.0%
2018-2019	6.9%	6.9%	-2.2%	0.0%
Since 2014	201.2%	201.2%	113.3%	0.0%

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