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23.0% lower in Starkville, Mississippi
than in Ames, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Ames, IA	Starkville, MS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	157.2	91.9	100	41.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ames, IA	Starkville, MS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96.5	102	100	5.7%
Heart Failure	95.1	94.7	100	0.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.6	113.4	100	18.6%
Pneumonia	93.5	89.9	100	3.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ames, IA	Starkville, MS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,271	$23,537	$23,281	5.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,285	$15,209	$16,237	0.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,156	$25,114	$22,499	18.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,715	$15,115	$17,007	3.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ames, IA	Starkville, MS	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	-19.6%	3.1%	517.0%
2015-2016	13.2%	-8.2%	12.5%	162.1%
2016-2017	26.3%	17.9%	57.9%	31.9%
2017-2018	88.1%	57.8%	19.0%	34.4%
2018-2019	6.9%	0.4%	-2.2%	94.2%
Since 2014	201.2%	37.8%	113.3%	81.2%

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