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17.2% lower in Bath, Maine
than in Des Moines, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Des Moines, IA	Bath, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	137	93.1	100	32.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Des Moines, IA	Bath, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.1	97.7	100	3.8%
Heart Failure	95.8	97.6	100	1.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	88.5	96.1	100	8.6%
Pneumonia	94.7	96.3	100	1.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Des Moines, IA	Bath, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,724	$22,537	$23,281	3.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,395	$15,676	$16,237	1.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,585	$21,275	$22,499	8.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,918	$16,192	$17,007	1.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Des Moines, IA	Bath, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	-1.2%	3.1%	125.5%
2015-2016	13.2%	4.4%	12.5%	66.7%
2016-2017	26.3%	14.9%	57.9%	43.3%
2017-2018	88.1%	52.7%	19.0%	40.2%
2018-2019	6.9%	-7.5%	-2.2%	208.7%
Since 2014	201.2%	67.4%	113.3%	66.5%

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