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Juneau, Alaska vs. Ames, Iowa

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Health
  12.5% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Juneau, Alaska
   Insurance cost
Juneau, AKAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium134.9157.2100  16.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Juneau, AKAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack101.596.5100  4.9%
Heart Failure99.195.1100  4.0%
Hip Knee Replacement79.795.6100  19.9%
Pneumonia7793.5100  21.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Juneau, AKAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,416$22,271$23,281  4.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,919$15,285$16,237  4.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$17,638$21,156$22,499  19.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$12,951$15,715$17,007  21.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Juneau, AKAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201514.6%4.7%3.1%  67.8%
2015-201647.3%13.2%12.5%  72.1%
2016-201728.8%26.3%57.9%  8.7%
2017-2018-21.6%88.1%19.0%  507.9%
2018-2019-3.3%6.9%-2.2%  309.1%
Since 201464.8%201.2%113.3%  210.5%
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