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Bensalem, Pennsylvania vs. Ames, Iowa

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Health
  34.5% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Bensalem, Pennsylvania
   Insurance cost
Bensalem, PAAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium89.3157.2100  76.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Bensalem, PAAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack100.696.5100  4.1%
Heart Failure104.195.1100  8.6%
Hip Knee Replacement90.695.6100  5.5%
Pneumonia104.693.5100  10.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Bensalem, PAAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,221$22,271$23,281  4.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,731$15,285$16,237  8.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,048$21,156$22,499  5.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,581$15,715$17,007  10.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Bensalem, PAAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-1.7%4.7%3.1%  376.5%
2015-201610.6%13.2%12.5%  24.5%
2016-201752.3%26.3%57.9%  49.7%
2017-201845.2%88.1%19.0%  94.9%
2018-2019-15.8%6.9%-2.2%  143.7%
Since 2014102.5%201.2%113.3%  96.3%
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