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Ames, Iowa vs. Grand Rapids, Michigan

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  34.0% lower in Grand Rapids, Michigan
than in Ames, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Ames, IAGrand Rapids, MIU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium157.272100  54.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Ames, IAGrand Rapids, MIU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack96.594.6100  2.0%
Heart Failure95.199100  4.1%
Hip Knee Replacement95.690.4100  5.4%
Pneumonia93.599.8100  6.7%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Ames, IAGrand Rapids, MIU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,271$21,840$23,281  1.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,285$15,913$16,237  4.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,156$20,015$22,499  5.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,715$16,784$17,007  6.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Ames, IAGrand Rapids, MIU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%0.4%3.1%  91.5%
2015-201613.2%2.0%12.5%  84.8%
2016-201726.3%6.9%57.9%  73.8%
2017-201888.1%37.1%19.0%  57.9%
2018-20196.9%0.5%-2.2%  92.8%
Since 2014201.2%50.8%113.3%  74.8%
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