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Macomb, Michigan vs. Ames, Iowa

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Health
  53.8% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Macomb, Michigan
   Insurance cost
Macomb, MIAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium62.4157.2100  151.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Macomb, MIAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack97.696.5100  1.1%
Heart Failure11195.1100  14.3%
Hip Knee Replacement9795.6100  1.4%
Pneumonia110.993.5100  15.7%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Macomb, MIAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,531$22,271$23,281  1.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,829$15,285$16,237  14.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,467$21,156$22,499  1.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,655$15,715$17,007  15.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Macomb, MIAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20150.4%4.7%3.1%  1,075.0%
2015-20162.0%13.2%12.5%  560.0%
2016-20176.9%26.3%57.9%  281.2%
2017-201837.1%88.1%19.0%  137.5%
2018-20190.5%6.9%-2.2%  1,280.0%
Since 201450.8%201.2%113.3%  296.1%
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