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35.1% lower in Canton, Ohio
than in Ames, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Ames, IA	Canton, OH	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	157.2	60.8	100	61.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ames, IA	Canton, OH	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96.5	109.3	100	13.3%
Heart Failure	95.1	106.1	100	11.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.6	93.1	100	2.6%
Pneumonia	93.5	108	100	15.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ames, IA	Canton, OH	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,271	$25,220	$23,281	13.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,285	$17,048	$16,237	11.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,156	$20,618	$22,499	2.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,715	$18,159	$17,007	15.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ames, IA	Canton, OH	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	1.9%	3.1%	59.6%
2015-2016	13.2%	-0.4%	12.5%	103.0%
2016-2017	26.3%	2.2%	57.9%	91.6%
2017-2018	88.1%	35.4%	19.0%	59.8%
2018-2019	6.9%	2.4%	-2.2%	65.2%
Since 2014	201.2%	43.9%	113.3%	78.2%

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