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23.9% lower in Ketchum, Idaho
than in Ames, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Ames, IA	Ketchum, ID	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	157.2	96	100	38.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ames, IA	Ketchum, ID	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96.5	92.5	100	4.1%
Heart Failure	95.1	96.4	100	1.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.6	93.4	100	2.3%
Pneumonia	93.5	109.3	100	16.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ames, IA	Ketchum, ID	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,271	$21,354	$23,281	4.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,285	$15,487	$16,237	1.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,156	$20,681	$22,499	2.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,715	$18,377	$17,007	16.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ames, IA	Ketchum, ID	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	19.6%	3.1%	317.0%
2015-2016	13.2%	1.1%	12.5%	91.7%
2016-2017	26.3%	25.0%	57.9%	4.9%
2017-2018	88.1%	34.6%	19.0%	60.7%
2018-2019	6.9%	4.2%	-2.2%	39.1%
Since 2014	201.2%	111.9%	113.3%	44.4%

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