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Ames, Iowa vs. Charles Town, West Virginia

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Health
  14.3% lower in Charles Town, West Virginia
than in Ames, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Ames, IACharles Town, WVU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium157.2117.1100  25.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Ames, IACharles Town, WVU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack96.598.8100  2.4%
Heart Failure95.1101.5100  6.7%
Hip Knee Replacement95.6104100  8.8%
Pneumonia93.590.3100  3.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Ames, IACharles Town, WVU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,271$22,789$23,281  2.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,285$16,306$16,237  6.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,156$23,021$22,499  8.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,715$15,183$17,007  3.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Ames, IACharles Town, WVU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%2.8%3.1%  40.4%
2015-201613.2%24.2%12.5%  83.3%
2016-201726.3%31.5%57.9%  19.8%
2017-201888.1%15.5%19.0%  82.4%
2018-20196.9%9.4%-2.2%  36.2%
Since 2014201.2%112.1%113.3%  44.3%
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