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Auburn, Alabama vs. Ames, Iowa

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Health
  21.4% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Auburn, Alabama
   Insurance cost
Auburn, ALAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium113.1157.2100  39.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Auburn, ALAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack97.596.5100  1.0%
Heart Failure88.295.1100  7.8%
Hip Knee Replacement95.195.6100  0.5%
Pneumonia95.593.5100  2.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Auburn, ALAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,508$22,271$23,281  1.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,167$15,285$16,237  7.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,053$21,156$22,499  0.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,053$15,715$17,007  2.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Auburn, ALAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.1%4.7%3.1%  51.6%
2015-201612.5%13.2%12.5%  5.6%
2016-201757.9%26.3%57.9%  54.6%
2017-201819.0%88.1%19.0%  363.7%
2018-2019-2.2%6.9%-2.2%  413.6%
Since 2014113.3%201.2%113.3%  77.6%
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