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Health
14.8% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Bay City, Texas

Insurance cost

	Bay City, TX	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	113.1	157.2	100	39.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bay City, TX	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.2	96.5	100	6.5%
Heart Failure	112.2	95.1	100	15.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	106.1	95.6	100	9.9%
Pneumonia	110.8	93.5	100	15.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bay City, TX	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,819	$22,271	$23,281	6.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$18,035	$15,285	$16,237	15.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,485	$21,156	$22,499	9.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,632	$15,715	$17,007	15.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bay City, TX	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.2%	4.7%	3.1%	46.9%
2015-2016	5.1%	13.2%	12.5%	158.8%
2016-2017	19.0%	26.3%	57.9%	38.4%
2017-2018	35.6%	88.1%	19.0%	147.5%
2018-2019	2.3%	6.9%	-2.2%	200.0%
Since 2014	79.0%	201.2%	113.3%	154.7%

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