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Ames, Iowa vs. Manhattan, New York

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Health
  13.5% lower in Manhattan, New York
than in Ames, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Ames, IAManhattan, NYU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium157.2112.5100  28.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Ames, IAManhattan, NYU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack96.5100.9100  4.6%
Heart Failure95.1105.5100  10.9%
Hip Knee Replacement95.6113.7100  18.9%
Pneumonia93.5101.9100  9.0%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Ames, IAManhattan, NYU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,271$23,293$23,281  4.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,285$16,949$16,237  10.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,156$25,165$22,499  18.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,715$17,129$17,007  9.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Ames, IAManhattan, NYU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%10.8%3.1%  129.8%
2015-201613.2%3.4%12.5%  74.2%
2016-201726.3%15.5%57.9%  41.1%
2017-201888.1%11.5%19.0%  86.9%
2018-20196.9%12.5%-2.2%  81.2%
Since 2014201.2%65.9%113.3%  67.2%
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