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Dubuque, Iowa vs. Ames, Iowa

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Health
  3.8% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Dubuque, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Dubuque, IAAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium140.7157.2100  11.7%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Dubuque, IAAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98.596.5100  2.0%
Heart Failure103.495.1100  8.0%
Hip Knee Replacement10695.6100  9.8%
Pneumonia103.793.5100  9.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Dubuque, IAAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,728$22,271$23,281  2.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,613$15,285$16,237  8.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$23,460$21,156$22,499  9.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,441$15,715$17,007  9.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Dubuque, IAAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%4.7%3.1%  0.0%
2015-201613.2%13.2%12.5%  0.0%
2016-201726.3%26.3%57.9%  0.0%
2017-201888.1%88.1%19.0%  0.0%
2018-20196.9%6.9%-2.2%  0.0%
Since 2014201.2%201.2%113.3%  0.0%
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