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Wheeling, West Virginia vs. Des Moines, Iowa

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Health
  16.3% higher in Des Moines, Iowa
than in Wheeling, West Virginia
   Insurance cost
Wheeling, WVDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium89.4137100  53.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Wheeling, WVDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack103.894.1100  9.3%
Heart Failure102.595.8100  6.5%
Hip Knee Replacement113.788.5100  22.2%
Pneumonia110.994.7100  14.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Wheeling, WVDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,953$21,724$23,281  9.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,467$15,395$16,237  6.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$25,170$19,585$22,499  22.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,640$15,918$17,007  14.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Wheeling, WVDes Moines, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20152.8%4.7%3.1%  67.9%
2015-201624.2%13.2%12.5%  45.5%
2016-201731.5%26.3%57.9%  16.5%
2017-201815.5%88.1%19.0%  468.4%
2018-20199.4%6.9%-2.2%  26.6%
Since 2014112.1%201.2%113.3%  79.5%
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