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Cherokee, Iowa vs. Ames, Iowa

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Health
  2.4% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Cherokee, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Cherokee, IAAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium151.8157.2100  3.6%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Cherokee, IAAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack94.596.5100  2.1%
Heart Failure92.795.1100  2.6%
Hip Knee Replacement90.195.6100  6.1%
Pneumonia107.493.5100  12.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Cherokee, IAAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,802$22,271$23,281  2.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,900$15,285$16,237  2.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$19,955$21,156$22,499  6.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,055$15,715$17,007  13.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Cherokee, IAAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%4.7%3.1%  0.0%
2015-201613.2%13.2%12.5%  0.0%
2016-201726.3%26.3%57.9%  0.0%
2017-201888.1%88.1%19.0%  0.0%
2018-20196.9%6.9%-2.2%  0.0%
Since 2014201.2%201.2%113.3%  0.0%
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