Cheyenne, Wyoming vs. Ames, Iowa

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Health
  0.0% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Cheyenne, Wyoming
   Insurance cost
Cheyenne, WYAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium152.8157.2100  2.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Cheyenne, WYAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack110.696.5100  12.7%
Heart Failure93.795.1100  1.5%
Hip Knee Replacement92.995.6100  2.9%
Pneumonia98.293.5100  4.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Cheyenne, WYAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$25,516$22,271$23,281  12.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,058$15,285$16,237  1.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,570$21,156$22,499  2.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,520$15,715$17,007  4.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Cheyenne, WYAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.5%4.7%3.1%  4.4%
2015-20165.7%13.2%12.5%  131.6%
2016-20178.9%26.3%57.9%  195.5%
2017-201871.6%88.1%19.0%  23.0%
2018-20190.0%6.9%-2.2%  ∞%
Since 2014106.4%201.2%113.3%  89.1%
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