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Health
22.1% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in New Hampshire, Ohio

Insurance cost

	New Hampshire, OH	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	108.4	157.2	100	45.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	New Hampshire, OH	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	102.2	96.5	100	5.6%
Heart Failure	90.6	95.1	100	5.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	102.8	95.6	100	7.0%
Pneumonia	89.5	93.5	100	4.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	New Hampshire, OH	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,583	$22,271	$23,281	5.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$14,550	$15,285	$16,237	5.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,757	$21,156	$22,499	7.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,051	$15,715	$17,007	4.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	New Hampshire, OH	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	1.9%	4.7%	3.1%	147.4%
2015-2016	-0.4%	13.2%	12.5%	3,400.0%
2016-2017	2.2%	26.3%	57.9%	1,095.5%
2017-2018	35.4%	88.1%	19.0%	148.9%
2018-2019	2.4%	6.9%	-2.2%	187.5%
Since 2014	43.9%	201.2%	113.3%	358.3%

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