Lubbock, Texas vs. Ames, Iowa

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Health
  20.5% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Lubbock, Texas
   Insurance cost
Lubbock, TXAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium107.5157.2100  46.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Lubbock, TXAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98.296.5100  1.7%
Heart Failure102.595.1100  7.2%
Hip Knee Replacement104.795.6100  8.7%
Pneumonia104.493.5100  10.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Lubbock, TXAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,662$22,271$23,281  1.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,473$15,285$16,237  7.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$23,174$21,156$22,499  8.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,552$15,715$17,007  10.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Lubbock, TXAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.2%4.7%3.1%  46.9%
2015-20165.1%13.2%12.5%  158.8%
2016-201719.0%26.3%57.9%  38.4%
2017-201835.6%88.1%19.0%  147.5%
2018-20192.3%6.9%-2.2%  200.0%
Since 201479.0%201.2%113.3%  154.7%
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