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11.8% higher in Norfolk, Nebraska
than in Ames, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Ames, IA	Norfolk, NE	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	157.2	169.7	100	8.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ames, IA	Norfolk, NE	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96.5	117.2	100	21.5%
Heart Failure	95.1	115.4	100	21.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.6	109.7	100	14.7%
Pneumonia	93.5	107.2	100	14.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ames, IA	Norfolk, NE	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,271	$27,048	$23,281	21.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,285	$18,543	$16,237	21.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,156	$24,284	$22,499	14.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,715	$18,034	$17,007	14.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ames, IA	Norfolk, NE	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	18.9%	3.1%	302.1%
2015-2016	13.2%	12.2%	12.5%	7.6%
2016-2017	26.3%	52.7%	57.9%	100.4%
2017-2018	88.1%	51.3%	19.0%	41.8%
2018-2019	6.9%	9.3%	-2.2%	34.8%
Since 2014	201.2%	236.5%	113.3%	17.5%

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