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39.4% lower in Park Rapids, Minnesota
than in Ames, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Ames, IA	Park Rapids, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	157.2	57	100	63.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ames, IA	Park Rapids, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96.5	97.2	100	0.7%
Heart Failure	95.1	98.9	100	4.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.6	96.1	100	0.5%
Pneumonia	93.5	90.9	100	2.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ames, IA	Park Rapids, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,271	$22,430	$23,281	0.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,285	$15,891	$16,237	4.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,156	$21,285	$22,499	0.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,715	$15,293	$17,007	2.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ames, IA	Park Rapids, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	42.3%	3.1%	800.0%
2015-2016	13.2%	0.4%	12.5%	97.0%
2016-2017	26.3%	58.5%	57.9%	122.4%
2017-2018	88.1%	-6.6%	19.0%	107.5%
2018-2019	6.9%	-15.3%	-2.2%	321.7%
Since 2014	201.2%	79.1%	113.3%	60.7%

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