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Ames, Iowa vs. Lihue, Hawaii

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Health
  27.0% lower in Lihue, Hawaii
than in Ames, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Ames, IALihue, HIU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium157.294.6100  39.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Ames, IALihue, HIU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack96.593.3100  3.3%
Heart Failure95.180.4100  15.5%
Hip Knee Replacement95.685.8100  10.3%
Pneumonia93.5100.5100  7.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Ames, IALihue, HIU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,271$21,523$23,281  3.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,285$12,921$16,237  15.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,156$19,001$22,499  10.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,715$16,895$17,007  7.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Ames, IALihue, HIU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%43.2%3.1%  819.1%
2015-201613.2%0.0%12.5%  100.0%
2016-201726.3%26.0%57.9%  1.1%
2017-201888.1%32.7%19.0%  62.9%
2018-20196.9%12.6%-2.2%  82.6%
Since 2014201.2%169.4%113.3%  15.8%
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