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Ames, Iowa vs. Auburn Hills, Michigan

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Health
  35.6% lower in Auburn Hills, Michigan
than in Ames, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Ames, IAAuburn Hills, MIU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium157.262.4100  60.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Ames, IAAuburn Hills, MIU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack96.598.3100  1.9%
Heart Failure95.1103.2100  8.5%
Hip Knee Replacement95.699.2100  3.8%
Pneumonia93.5104.5100  11.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Ames, IAAuburn Hills, MIU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,271$22,673$23,281  1.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,285$16,576$16,237  8.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,156$21,958$22,499  3.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,715$17,576$17,007  11.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Ames, IAAuburn Hills, MIU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%0.4%3.1%  91.5%
2015-201613.2%2.0%12.5%  84.8%
2016-201726.3%6.9%57.9%  73.8%
2017-201888.1%37.1%19.0%  57.9%
2018-20196.9%0.5%-2.2%  92.8%
Since 2014201.2%50.8%113.3%  74.8%
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