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Health
13.2% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Gulfport, Mississippi

Insurance cost

	Gulfport, MS	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	116.9	157.2	100	34.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Gulfport, MS	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	116	96.5	100	16.8%
Heart Failure	100.1	95.1	100	5.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	102.1	95.6	100	6.4%
Pneumonia	101	93.5	100	7.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Gulfport, MS	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$26,770	$22,271	$23,281	16.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,090	$15,285	$16,237	5.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,615	$21,156	$22,499	6.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,987	$15,715	$17,007	7.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Gulfport, MS	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-19.6%	4.7%	3.1%	124.0%
2015-2016	-8.2%	13.2%	12.5%	261.0%
2016-2017	17.9%	26.3%	57.9%	46.9%
2017-2018	57.8%	88.1%	19.0%	52.4%
2018-2019	0.4%	6.9%	-2.2%	1,625.0%
Since 2014	37.8%	201.2%	113.3%	432.3%

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