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11.9% lower in Tega Cay, South Carolina
than in Ames, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Ames, IA	Tega Cay, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	157.2	117.3	100	25.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Ames, IA	Tega Cay, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96.5	93.3	100	3.3%
Heart Failure	95.1	103.4	100	8.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	95.6	118.6	100	24.1%
Pneumonia	93.5	104.3	100	11.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Ames, IA	Tega Cay, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,271	$21,533	$23,281	3.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,285	$16,607	$16,237	8.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,156	$26,255	$22,499	24.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,715	$17,543	$17,007	11.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Ames, IA	Tega Cay, SC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	0.0%	3.1%	100.0%
2015-2016	13.2%	11.1%	12.5%	15.9%
2016-2017	26.3%	28.2%	57.9%	7.2%
2017-2018	88.1%	34.7%	19.0%	60.6%
2018-2019	6.9%	6.2%	-2.2%	10.1%
Since 2014	201.2%	103.7%	113.3%	48.5%

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