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56.5% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Belle Vernon, PA	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	67.4	157.2	100	133.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Belle Vernon, PA	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	91.7	96.5	100	5.2%
Heart Failure	94.9	95.1	100	0.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	98	95.6	100	2.4%
Pneumonia	89.1	93.5	100	4.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Belle Vernon, PA	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,168	$22,271	$23,281	5.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,249	$15,285	$16,237	0.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,693	$21,156	$22,499	2.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$14,988	$15,715	$17,007	4.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Belle Vernon, PA	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.7%	4.7%	3.1%	376.5%
2015-2016	10.6%	13.2%	12.5%	24.5%
2016-2017	52.3%	26.3%	57.9%	49.7%
2017-2018	45.2%	88.1%	19.0%	94.9%
2018-2019	-15.8%	6.9%	-2.2%	143.7%
Since 2014	102.5%	201.2%	113.3%	96.3%

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