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Island Lake, Illinois vs. Ames, Iowa

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Health
  20.1% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Island Lake, Illinois
   Insurance cost
Island Lake, ILAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium104.6157.2100  50.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Island Lake, ILAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack107.796.5100  10.4%
Heart Failure107.895.1100  11.8%
Hip Knee Replacement104.595.6100  8.5%
Pneumonia102.293.5100  8.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Island Lake, ILAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,855$22,271$23,281  10.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,317$15,285$16,237  11.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$23,137$21,156$22,499  8.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,182$15,715$17,007  8.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Island Lake, ILAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.1%4.7%3.1%  51.6%
2015-20169.0%13.2%12.5%  46.7%
2016-201738.0%26.3%57.9%  30.8%
2017-201838.1%88.1%19.0%  131.2%
2018-2019-1.6%6.9%-2.2%  531.3%
Since 2014110.6%201.2%113.3%  81.9%
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