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Gatesville, Texas vs. Ames, Iowa

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Health
  20.7% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Gatesville, Texas
   Insurance cost
Gatesville, TXAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium109.2157.2100  44.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Gatesville, TXAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack100.896.5100  4.3%
Heart Failure95.495.1100  0.3%
Hip Knee Replacement101.795.6100  6.0%
Pneumonia9993.5100  5.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Gatesville, TXAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,248$22,271$23,281  4.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,323$15,285$16,237  0.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,523$21,156$22,499  6.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,654$15,715$17,007  5.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Gatesville, TXAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.2%4.7%3.1%  46.9%
2015-20165.1%13.2%12.5%  158.8%
2016-201719.0%26.3%57.9%  38.4%
2017-201835.6%88.1%19.0%  147.5%
2018-20192.3%6.9%-2.2%  200.0%
Since 201479.0%201.2%113.3%  154.7%
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