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0.7% lower in Ames, Iowa
than in Doon, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Doon, IA	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	151.8	157.2	100	3.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Doon, IA	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.7	96.5	100	2.2%
Heart Failure	114.6	95.1	100	17.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	94.7	95.6	100	1.0%
Pneumonia	114	93.5	100	18.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Doon, IA	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,772	$22,271	$23,281	2.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$18,413	$15,285	$16,237	17.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,967	$21,156	$22,499	0.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$19,171	$15,715	$17,007	18.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Doon, IA	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	4.7%	3.1%	0.0%
2015-2016	13.2%	13.2%	12.5%	0.0%
2016-2017	26.3%	26.3%	57.9%	0.0%
2017-2018	88.1%	88.1%	19.0%	0.0%
2018-2019	6.9%	6.9%	-2.2%	0.0%
Since 2014	201.2%	201.2%	113.3%	0.0%

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