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Health
30.5% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Columbia, Connecticut

Insurance cost

	Columbia, CT	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	86.6	157.2	100	81.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Columbia, CT	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	100.7	96.5	100	4.2%
Heart Failure	103.6	95.1	100	8.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	115	95.6	100	16.9%
Pneumonia	107.5	93.5	100	13.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Columbia, CT	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,241	$22,271	$23,281	4.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,652	$15,285	$16,237	8.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,457	$21,156	$22,499	16.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,073	$15,715	$17,007	13.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Columbia, CT	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.2%	4.7%	3.1%	313.6%
2015-2016	0.0%	13.2%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	17.3%	26.3%	57.9%	52.0%
2017-2018	31.6%	88.1%	19.0%	178.8%
2018-2019	-12.8%	6.9%	-2.2%	153.9%
Since 2014	31.6%	201.2%	113.3%	536.7%

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