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22.6% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Freedom (Outagamie County), Wisconsin

Insurance cost

	Freedom (Outagamie County), WI	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	109.8	157.2	100	43.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Freedom (Outagamie County), WI	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.7	96.5	100	0.8%
Heart Failure	94.6	95.1	100	0.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	94.4	95.6	100	1.3%
Pneumonia	101.8	93.5	100	8.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Freedom (Outagamie County), WI	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,072	$22,271	$23,281	0.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,195	$15,285	$16,237	0.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,901	$21,156	$22,499	1.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,121	$15,715	$17,007	8.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Freedom (Outagamie County), WI	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	2.7%	4.7%	3.1%	74.1%
2015-2016	4.2%	13.2%	12.5%	214.3%
2016-2017	15.4%	26.3%	57.9%	70.8%
2017-2018	54.6%	88.1%	19.0%	61.4%
2018-2019	-5.6%	6.9%	-2.2%	223.2%
Since 2014	80.2%	201.2%	113.3%	150.9%

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