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6.2% lower in West Des Moines, Iowa
than in Yuma, Arizona

Insurance cost

	Yuma, AZ	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	140.5	137	100	2.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Yuma, AZ	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.9	94.1	100	8.6%
Heart Failure	104.8	95.8	100	8.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	104.1	88.5	100	15.0%
Pneumonia	106.9	94.7	100	11.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Yuma, AZ	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,744	$21,724	$23,281	8.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,835	$15,395	$16,237	8.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,056	$19,585	$22,499	15.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,981	$15,918	$17,007	11.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Yuma, AZ	West Des Moines, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-3.0%	4.7%	3.1%	256.7%
2015-2016	21.9%	13.2%	12.5%	39.7%
2016-2017	115.5%	26.3%	57.9%	77.2%
2017-2018	0.2%	88.1%	19.0%	43,950.0%
2018-2019	-8.7%	6.9%	-2.2%	179.3%
Since 2014	133.2%	201.2%	113.3%	51.1%

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