Hillsdale, Michigan vs. Ames, Iowa

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Health
  38.3% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Hillsdale, Michigan
   Insurance cost
Hillsdale, MIAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium86.4157.2100  81.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Hillsdale, MIAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack97.496.5100  0.9%
Heart Failure9895.1100  3.0%
Hip Knee Replacement91.195.6100  4.9%
Pneumonia101.993.5100  8.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Hillsdale, MIAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,477$22,271$23,281  0.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,744$15,285$16,237  2.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,180$21,156$22,499  4.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,134$15,715$17,007  8.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Hillsdale, MIAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20150.4%4.7%3.1%  1,075.0%
2015-20162.0%13.2%12.5%  560.0%
2016-20176.9%26.3%57.9%  281.2%
2017-201837.1%88.1%19.0%  137.5%
2018-20190.5%6.9%-2.2%  1,280.0%
Since 201450.8%201.2%113.3%  296.1%
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