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Ames, Iowa vs. Fort Dodge, Iowa

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Health
  3.2% higher in Fort Dodge, Iowa
than in Ames, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Ames, IAFort Dodge, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium157.2157.2100  0.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Ames, IAFort Dodge, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack96.5106.6100  10.5%
Heart Failure95.1104100  9.4%
Hip Knee Replacement95.6105.2100  10.0%
Pneumonia93.592.6100  1.0%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Ames, IAFort Dodge, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,271$24,606$23,281  10.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,285$16,714$16,237  9.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,156$23,289$22,499  10.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,715$15,570$17,007  0.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Ames, IAFort Dodge, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%4.7%3.1%  0.0%
2015-201613.2%13.2%12.5%  0.0%
2016-201726.3%26.3%57.9%  0.0%
2017-201888.1%88.1%19.0%  0.0%
2018-20196.9%6.9%-2.2%  0.0%
Since 2014201.2%201.2%113.3%  0.0%
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