Boston, Massachusetts vs. Ankeny, Iowa

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Health
  37.6% higher in Ankeny, Iowa
than in Boston, Massachusetts
   Insurance cost
Boston, MAAnkeny, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium61.8137100  121.7%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Boston, MAAnkeny, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.994.1100  8.6%
Heart Failure101.295.8100  5.3%
Hip Knee Replacement110.488.5100  19.8%
Pneumonia10294.7100  7.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Boston, MAAnkeny, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,736$21,724$23,281  8.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,264$15,395$16,237  5.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$24,442$19,585$22,499  19.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,153$15,918$17,007  7.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Boston, MAAnkeny, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-2.6%4.7%3.1%  280.8%
2015-2016-1.5%13.2%12.5%  980.0%
2016-2017-2.7%26.3%57.9%  1,074.1%
2017-201826.4%88.1%19.0%  233.7%
2018-20195.1%6.9%-2.2%  35.3%
Since 201423.9%201.2%113.3%  741.8%
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