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33.6% lower in Needham, Massachusetts
than in Ames, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Ames, IA	Needham, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	157.2	62.8	100	60.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ames, IA	Needham, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96.5	104.4	100	8.2%
Heart Failure	95.1	104.3	100	9.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.6	106.2	100	11.1%
Pneumonia	93.5	104.5	100	11.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ames, IA	Needham, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,271	$24,085	$23,281	8.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,285	$16,762	$16,237	9.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,156	$23,520	$22,499	11.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,715	$17,580	$17,007	11.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ames, IA	Needham, MA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	-2.6%	3.1%	155.3%
2015-2016	13.2%	-1.5%	12.5%	111.4%
2016-2017	26.3%	-2.7%	57.9%	110.3%
2017-2018	88.1%	26.4%	19.0%	70.0%
2018-2019	6.9%	5.1%	-2.2%	26.1%
Since 2014	201.2%	23.9%	113.3%	88.1%

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