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0.1% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Nashua, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Nashua, IA	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	156.4	157.2	100	0.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Nashua, IA	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94	96.5	100	2.7%
Heart Failure	98.2	95.1	100	3.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	88.9	95.6	100	7.5%
Pneumonia	111.4	93.5	100	16.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Nashua, IA	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,689	$22,271	$23,281	2.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,782	$15,285	$16,237	3.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,678	$21,156	$22,499	7.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,740	$15,715	$17,007	16.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Nashua, IA	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	4.7%	3.1%	0.0%
2015-2016	13.2%	13.2%	12.5%	0.0%
2016-2017	26.3%	26.3%	57.9%	0.0%
2017-2018	88.1%	88.1%	19.0%	0.0%
2018-2019	6.9%	6.9%	-2.2%	0.0%
Since 2014	201.2%	201.2%	113.3%	0.0%

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