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23.0% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Clarks Summit, PA	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	92.3	157.2	100	70.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Clarks Summit, PA	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	105	96.5	100	8.1%
Heart Failure	114.9	95.1	100	17.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	120.8	95.6	100	20.9%
Pneumonia	112.1	93.5	100	16.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Clarks Summit, PA	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,229	$22,271	$23,281	8.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$18,464	$15,285	$16,237	17.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$26,753	$21,156	$22,499	20.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,849	$15,715	$17,007	16.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Clarks Summit, PA	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.7%	4.7%	3.1%	376.5%
2015-2016	10.6%	13.2%	12.5%	24.5%
2016-2017	52.3%	26.3%	57.9%	49.7%
2017-2018	45.2%	88.1%	19.0%	94.9%
2018-2019	-15.8%	6.9%	-2.2%	143.7%
Since 2014	102.5%	201.2%	113.3%	96.3%

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