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Health
41.3% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Long Beach, California

Insurance cost

	Long Beach, CA	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	68.3	157.2	100	130.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Long Beach, CA	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104.4	96.5	100	7.6%
Heart Failure	112.1	95.1	100	15.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	109.8	95.6	100	12.9%
Pneumonia	122.9	93.5	100	23.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Long Beach, CA	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,099	$22,271	$23,281	7.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$18,006	$15,285	$16,237	15.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,306	$21,156	$22,499	13.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$20,674	$15,715	$17,007	24.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Long Beach, CA	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	4.7%	3.1%	17.5%
2015-2016	0.0%	13.2%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	26.3%	57.9%	182.8%
2017-2018	26.1%	88.1%	19.0%	237.5%
2018-2019	1.2%	6.9%	-2.2%	475.0%
Since 2014	45.0%	201.2%	113.3%	347.1%

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