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Baltimore, Maryland vs. Ames, Iowa

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Health
  41.0% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Baltimore, Maryland
   Insurance cost
Baltimore, MDAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium80.4157.2100  95.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Baltimore, MDAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98.796.5100  2.2%
Heart Failure98.295.1100  3.2%
Hip Knee Replacement96.895.6100  1.2%
Pneumonia103.293.5100  9.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Baltimore, MDAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,777$22,271$23,281  2.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,780$15,285$16,237  3.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,439$21,156$22,499  1.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,354$15,715$17,007  9.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Baltimore, MDAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201515.9%4.7%3.1%  70.4%
2015-2016-0.4%13.2%12.5%  3,400.0%
2016-201725.2%26.3%57.9%  4.4%
2017-201853.1%88.1%19.0%  65.9%
2018-2019-14.0%6.9%-2.2%  149.3%
Since 201490.5%201.2%113.3%  122.3%
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