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19.4% lower in Stockton, California
than in Ames, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Ames, IA	Stockton, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	157.2	102.1	100	35.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ames, IA	Stockton, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96.5	100.6	100	4.2%
Heart Failure	95.1	99.7	100	4.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.6	103.1	100	7.8%
Pneumonia	93.5	102	100	9.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ames, IA	Stockton, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,271	$23,214	$23,281	4.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,285	$16,023	$16,237	4.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,156	$22,828	$22,499	7.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,715	$17,153	$17,007	9.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ames, IA	Stockton, CA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	4.0%	3.1%	14.9%
2015-2016	13.2%	0.0%	12.5%	100.0%
2016-2017	26.3%	9.3%	57.9%	64.6%
2017-2018	88.1%	26.1%	19.0%	70.4%
2018-2019	6.9%	1.2%	-2.2%	82.6%
Since 2014	201.2%	45.0%	113.3%	77.6%

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