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Ames, Iowa vs. West Long Branch, New Jersey

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Health
  28.8% lower in West Long Branch, New Jersey
than in Ames, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Ames, IAWest Long Branch, NJU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium157.266.8100  57.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Ames, IAWest Long Branch, NJU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack96.5113.9100  18.0%
Heart Failure95.1117.8100  23.9%
Hip Knee Replacement95.6110.6100  15.7%
Pneumonia93.5110.7100  18.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Ames, IAWest Long Branch, NJU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,271$26,275$23,281  18.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,285$18,920$16,237  23.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,156$24,488$22,499  15.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,715$18,616$17,007  18.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Ames, IAWest Long Branch, NJU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%-2.2%3.1%  146.8%
2015-201613.2%5.1%12.5%  61.4%
2016-201726.3%4.8%57.9%  81.7%
2017-201888.1%18.7%19.0%  78.8%
2018-20196.9%-14.8%-2.2%  314.5%
Since 2014201.2%9.0%113.3%  95.5%
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