Silver Lake, Kansas vs. Ames, Iowa

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Health
  22.6% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Silver Lake, Kansas
   Insurance cost
Silver Lake, KSAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium104.2157.2100  50.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Silver Lake, KSAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack106.896.5100  9.6%
Heart Failure10895.1100  11.9%
Hip Knee Replacement90.695.6100  5.5%
Pneumonia108.293.5100  13.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Silver Lake, KSAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,653$22,271$23,281  9.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,357$15,285$16,237  11.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,066$21,156$22,499  5.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,197$15,715$17,007  13.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Silver Lake, KSAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-4.6%4.7%3.1%  202.2%
2015-201615.8%13.2%12.5%  16.5%
2016-201742.4%26.3%57.9%  38.0%
2017-201837.8%88.1%19.0%  133.1%
2018-20196.6%6.9%-2.2%  4.5%
Since 2014131.0%201.2%113.3%  53.6%
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