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9.3% lower in Hagerstown, Maryland
than in Ames, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Ames, IA	Hagerstown, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	157.2	133	100	15.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ames, IA	Hagerstown, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96.5	99.2	100	2.8%
Heart Failure	95.1	102.5	100	7.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.6	88.2	100	7.7%
Pneumonia	93.5	99	100	5.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ames, IA	Hagerstown, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,271	$22,892	$23,281	2.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,285	$16,469	$16,237	7.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,156	$19,524	$22,499	7.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,715	$16,647	$17,007	5.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ames, IA	Hagerstown, MD	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	15.9%	3.1%	238.3%
2015-2016	13.2%	-0.4%	12.5%	103.0%
2016-2017	26.3%	25.2%	57.9%	4.2%
2017-2018	88.1%	53.1%	19.0%	39.7%
2018-2019	6.9%	-14.0%	-2.2%	302.9%
Since 2014	201.2%	90.5%	113.3%	55.0%

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