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14.8% lower in Middlebury, Vermont
than in Ames, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Ames, IA	Middlebury, VT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	157.2	119.4	100	24.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ames, IA	Middlebury, VT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96.5	96.1	100	0.4%
Heart Failure	95.1	90.9	100	4.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.6	101	100	5.6%
Pneumonia	93.5	90	100	3.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ames, IA	Middlebury, VT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,271	$22,179	$23,281	0.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,285	$14,603	$16,237	4.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,156	$22,368	$22,499	5.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,715	$15,135	$17,007	3.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ames, IA	Middlebury, VT	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	13.3%	3.1%	183.0%
2015-2016	13.2%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	26.3%	5.1%	57.9%	80.6%
2017-2018	88.1%	2.6%	19.0%	97.0%
2018-2019	6.9%	23.2%	-2.2%	236.2%
Since 2014	201.2%	50.6%	113.3%	74.9%

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