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Ames, Iowa vs. North Pole, Alaska

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  10.3% lower in North Pole, Alaska
than in Ames, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Ames, IANorth Pole, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium157.2138.2100  12.1%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Ames, IANorth Pole, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack96.5108.3100  12.2%
Heart Failure95.177.7100  18.3%
Hip Knee Replacement95.677.1100  19.4%
Pneumonia93.581.4100  12.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Ames, IANorth Pole, AKU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,271$24,985$23,281  12.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,285$12,490$16,237  18.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,156$17,067$22,499  19.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,715$13,690$17,007  12.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Ames, IANorth Pole, AKU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%14.6%3.1%  210.6%
2015-201613.2%47.3%12.5%  258.3%
2016-201726.3%28.8%57.9%  9.5%
2017-201888.1%-21.6%19.0%  124.5%
2018-20196.9%-3.3%-2.2%  147.8%
Since 2014201.2%64.8%113.3%  67.8%
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