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Houghton, Michigan vs. Ames, Iowa

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Health
  24.1% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Houghton, Michigan
   Insurance cost
Houghton, MIAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium108.3157.2100  45.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Houghton, MIAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack9696.5100  0.5%
Heart Failure9095.1100  5.7%
Hip Knee Replacement99.995.6100  4.3%
Pneumonia89.993.5100  4.0%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Houghton, MIAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,148$22,271$23,281  0.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,457$15,285$16,237  5.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,121$21,156$22,499  4.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,118$15,715$17,007  3.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Houghton, 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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