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19.0% lower in Danbury, Connecticut
than in Ames, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Ames, IA	Danbury, CT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	157.2	99.8	100	36.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ames, IA	Danbury, CT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96.5	101.1	100	4.8%
Heart Failure	95.1	105.7	100	11.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.6	107.7	100	12.7%
Pneumonia	93.5	105.3	100	12.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ames, IA	Danbury, CT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,271	$23,326	$23,281	4.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,285	$16,979	$16,237	11.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,156	$23,854	$22,499	12.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,715	$17,714	$17,007	12.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ames, IA	Danbury, CT	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	-2.2%	3.1%	146.8%
2015-2016	13.2%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	26.3%	17.3%	57.9%	34.2%
2017-2018	88.1%	31.6%	19.0%	64.1%
2018-2019	6.9%	-12.8%	-2.2%	285.5%
Since 2014	201.2%	31.6%	113.3%	84.3%

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