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Ames, Iowa vs. Port Jefferson Station, New York

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Health
  12.2% lower in Port Jefferson Station, New York
than in Ames, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Ames, IAPort Jefferson Station, NYU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium157.2113.2100  28.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Ames, IAPort Jefferson Station, NYU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack96.5107.3100  11.2%
Heart Failure95.1110.2100  15.9%
Hip Knee Replacement95.6111.9100  17.1%
Pneumonia93.5103.4100  10.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Ames, IAPort Jefferson Station, NYU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,271$24,768$23,281  11.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,285$17,705$16,237  15.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,156$24,777$22,499  17.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,715$17,379$17,007  10.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Ames, IAPort Jefferson Station, NYU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%10.8%3.1%  129.8%
2015-201613.2%3.4%12.5%  74.2%
2016-201726.3%15.5%57.9%  41.1%
2017-201888.1%11.5%19.0%  86.9%
2018-20196.9%12.5%-2.2%  81.2%
Since 2014201.2%65.9%113.3%  67.2%
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