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Dothan, Alabama vs. Ames, Iowa

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Health
  22.4% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Dothan, Alabama
   Insurance cost
Dothan, ALAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium102.1157.2100  54.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Dothan, ALAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack94.896.5100  1.8%
Heart Failure9995.1100  3.9%
Hip Knee Replacement11895.6100  19.0%
Pneumonia100.693.5100  7.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Dothan, ALAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,874$22,271$23,281  1.8%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,905$15,285$16,237  3.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$26,130$21,156$22,499  19.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,909$15,715$17,007  7.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Dothan, ALAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.1%4.7%3.1%  51.6%
2015-201612.5%13.2%12.5%  5.6%
2016-201757.9%26.3%57.9%  54.6%
2017-201819.0%88.1%19.0%  363.7%
2018-2019-2.2%6.9%-2.2%  413.6%
Since 2014113.3%201.2%113.3%  77.6%
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