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Ames, Iowa vs. Binghamton, New York

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Health
  21.2% lower in Binghamton, New York
than in Ames, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Ames, IABinghamton, NYU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium157.2110.7100  29.6%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Ames, IABinghamton, NYU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack96.584.5100  12.4%
Heart Failure95.188.3100  7.2%
Hip Knee Replacement95.691.9100  3.9%
Pneumonia93.588.9100  4.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Ames, IABinghamton, NYU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,271$19,491$23,281  12.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,285$14,187$16,237  7.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,156$20,344$22,499  3.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,715$14,953$17,007  4.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Ames, IABinghamton, NYU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%10.8%3.1%  129.8%
2015-201613.2%3.4%12.5%  74.2%
2016-201726.3%15.5%57.9%  41.1%
2017-201888.1%11.5%19.0%  86.9%
2018-20196.9%12.5%-2.2%  81.2%
Since 2014201.2%65.9%113.3%  67.2%
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