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Ashburn, Virginia vs. Ames, Iowa

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Health
  27.2% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Ashburn, Virginia
   Insurance cost
Ashburn, VAAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium100.2157.2100  56.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Ashburn, VAAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack95.696.5100  0.9%
Heart Failure97.995.1100  2.9%
Hip Knee Replacement100.695.6100  5.0%
Pneumonia99.893.5100  6.3%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Ashburn, VAAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,070$22,271$23,281  0.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,732$15,285$16,237  2.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,263$21,156$22,499  5.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,785$15,715$17,007  6.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Ashburn, VAAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.3%4.7%3.1%  42.4%
2015-20163.9%13.2%12.5%  238.5%
2016-201710.3%26.3%57.9%  155.3%
2017-201866.1%88.1%19.0%  33.3%
2018-20193.7%6.9%-2.2%  86.5%
Since 2014104.0%201.2%113.3%  93.5%
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