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Huntsville, Alabama vs. Ames, Iowa

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Health
  20.2% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Huntsville, Alabama
   Insurance cost
Huntsville, ALAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium114157.2100  37.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Huntsville, ALAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack91.796.5100  5.2%
Heart Failure98.895.1100  3.7%
Hip Knee Replacement99.895.6100  4.2%
Pneumonia95.393.5100  1.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Huntsville, ALAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,169$22,271$23,281  5.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,882$15,285$16,237  3.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,087$21,156$22,499  4.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,018$15,715$17,007  1.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Huntsville, ALAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.1%4.7%3.1%  51.6%
2015-201612.5%13.2%12.5%  5.6%
2016-201757.9%26.3%57.9%  54.6%
2017-201819.0%88.1%19.0%  363.7%
2018-2019-2.2%6.9%-2.2%  413.6%
Since 2014113.3%201.2%113.3%  77.6%
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