Lufkin, Texas vs. Ames, Iowa

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Health
  16.6% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Lufkin, Texas
   Insurance cost
Lufkin, TXAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium113.1157.2100  39.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Lufkin, TXAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack10596.5100  8.1%
Heart Failure107.495.1100  11.5%
Hip Knee Replacement9795.6100  1.4%
Pneumonia109.593.5100  14.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Lufkin, TXAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,239$22,271$23,281  8.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,264$15,285$16,237  11.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,468$21,156$22,499  1.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,417$15,715$17,007  14.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Lufkin, TXAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.2%4.7%3.1%  46.9%
2015-20165.1%13.2%12.5%  158.8%
2016-201719.0%26.3%57.9%  38.4%
2017-201835.6%88.1%19.0%  147.5%
2018-20192.3%6.9%-2.2%  200.0%
Since 201479.0%201.2%113.3%  154.7%
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