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Health
5.6% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Hull, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Hull, IA	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	148.2	157.2	100	6.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Hull, IA	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96.3	96.5	100	0.2%
Heart Failure	90.8	95.1	100	4.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	82.7	95.6	100	15.6%
Pneumonia	96.7	93.5	100	3.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Hull, IA	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,218	$22,271	$23,281	0.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,594	$15,285	$16,237	4.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,302	$21,156	$22,499	15.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,257	$15,715	$17,007	3.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Hull, IA	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	4.7%	3.1%	0.0%
2015-2016	13.2%	13.2%	12.5%	0.0%
2016-2017	26.3%	26.3%	57.9%	0.0%
2017-2018	88.1%	88.1%	19.0%	0.0%
2018-2019	6.9%	6.9%	-2.2%	0.0%
Since 2014	201.2%	201.2%	113.3%	0.0%

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