Milton, Massachusetts vs. Ames, Iowa

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Health
  50.5% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Milton, Massachusetts
   Insurance cost
Milton, MAAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium62.8157.2100  150.3%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Milton, MAAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack104.496.5100  7.6%
Heart Failure104.395.1100  8.8%
Hip Knee Replacement106.295.6100  10.0%
Pneumonia104.593.5100  10.5%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Milton, MAAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,085$22,271$23,281  7.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,762$15,285$16,237  8.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$23,520$21,156$22,499  10.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,580$15,715$17,007  10.6%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Milton, MAAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-2.6%4.7%3.1%  280.8%
2015-2016-1.5%13.2%12.5%  980.0%
2016-2017-2.7%26.3%57.9%  1,074.1%
2017-201826.4%88.1%19.0%  233.7%
2018-20195.1%6.9%-2.2%  35.3%
Since 201423.9%201.2%113.3%  741.8%
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