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Health
37.4% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Bend, Oregon

Insurance cost

	Bend, OR	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	92.7	157.2	100	69.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bend, OR	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96.2	96.5	100	0.3%
Heart Failure	96.6	95.1	100	1.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	83.1	95.6	100	15.0%
Pneumonia	91.5	93.5	100	2.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bend, OR	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,195	$22,271	$23,281	0.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,515	$15,285	$16,237	1.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,404	$21,156	$22,499	15.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,382	$15,715	$17,007	2.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bend, OR	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	2.8%	4.7%	3.1%	67.9%
2015-2016	22.9%	13.2%	12.5%	42.4%
2016-2017	27.0%	26.3%	57.9%	2.6%
2017-2018	19.0%	88.1%	19.0%	363.7%
2018-2019	7.0%	6.9%	-2.2%	1.4%
Since 2014	104.1%	201.2%	113.3%	93.3%

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