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51.4% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Atlantic City, New Jersey

Insurance cost

	Atlantic City, NJ	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	66.8	157.2	100	135.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Atlantic City, NJ	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104.7	96.5	100	7.8%
Heart Failure	111.3	95.1	100	14.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	86.1	95.6	100	11.0%
Pneumonia	107	93.5	100	12.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Atlantic City, NJ	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,170	$22,271	$23,281	7.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,890	$15,285	$16,237	14.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,054	$21,156	$22,499	11.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,990	$15,715	$17,007	12.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Atlantic City, NJ	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.2%	4.7%	3.1%	313.6%
2015-2016	5.1%	13.2%	12.5%	158.8%
2016-2017	4.8%	26.3%	57.9%	447.9%
2017-2018	18.7%	88.1%	19.0%	371.1%
2018-2019	-14.8%	6.9%	-2.2%	146.6%
Since 2014	9.0%	201.2%	113.3%	2,135.6%

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