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18.4% lower in Decatur, Illinois
than in Ames, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Ames, IA	Decatur, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	157.2	111.3	100	29.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ames, IA	Decatur, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96.5	94	100	2.6%
Heart Failure	95.1	99.1	100	4.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.6	93.1	100	2.6%
Pneumonia	93.5	96	100	2.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ames, IA	Decatur, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,271	$21,699	$23,281	2.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,285	$15,930	$16,237	4.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,156	$20,616	$22,499	2.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,715	$16,141	$17,007	2.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ames, IA	Decatur, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	3.1%	3.1%	34.0%
2015-2016	13.2%	9.0%	12.5%	31.8%
2016-2017	26.3%	38.0%	57.9%	44.5%
2017-2018	88.1%	38.1%	19.0%	56.8%
2018-2019	6.9%	-1.6%	-2.2%	123.2%
Since 2014	201.2%	110.6%	113.3%	45.0%

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