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Manhattan, Kansas vs. Ames, Iowa

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Health
  26.8% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Manhattan, Kansas
   Insurance cost
Manhattan, KSAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium101.5157.2100  54.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Manhattan, KSAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack91.196.5100  5.9%
Heart Failure109.495.1100  13.1%
Hip Knee Replacement96.395.6100  0.7%
Pneumonia101.593.5100  7.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Manhattan, KSAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,033$22,271$23,281  5.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,584$15,285$16,237  13.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,329$21,156$22,499  0.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,067$15,715$17,007  7.9%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Manhattan, KSAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-4.6%4.7%3.1%  202.2%
2015-201615.8%13.2%12.5%  16.5%
2016-201742.4%26.3%57.9%  38.0%
2017-201837.8%88.1%19.0%  133.1%
2018-20196.6%6.9%-2.2%  4.5%
Since 2014131.0%201.2%113.3%  53.6%
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