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Ames, Iowa vs. Breckenridge, Colorado

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Health
  10.8% lower in Breckenridge, Colorado
than in Ames, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Ames, IABreckenridge, COU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium157.2120.5100  23.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Ames, IABreckenridge, COU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack96.5100.8100  4.5%
Heart Failure95.1102.9100  8.2%
Hip Knee Replacement95.6103.2100  7.9%
Pneumonia93.5117.6100  25.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Ames, IABreckenridge, COU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,271$23,266$23,281  4.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,285$16,537$16,237  8.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,156$22,837$22,499  7.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,715$19,775$17,007  25.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Ames, IABreckenridge, COU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%12.0%3.1%  155.3%
2015-201613.2%-0.3%12.5%  102.3%
2016-201726.3%14.7%57.9%  44.1%
2017-201888.1%33.5%19.0%  62.0%
2018-20196.9%3.8%-2.2%  44.9%
Since 2014201.2%77.5%113.3%  61.5%
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