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Health
12.2% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in New York, New York

Insurance cost

	New York, NY	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	112.5	157.2	100	39.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	New York, NY	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.9	96.5	100	2.4%
Heart Failure	102.2	95.1	100	6.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	135.3	95.6	100	29.3%
Pneumonia	105.3	93.5	100	11.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	New York, NY	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,815	$22,271	$23,281	2.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,421	$15,285	$16,237	6.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$29,956	$21,156	$22,499	29.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,701	$15,715	$17,007	11.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	New York, NY	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	10.8%	4.7%	3.1%	56.5%
2015-2016	3.4%	13.2%	12.5%	288.2%
2016-2017	15.5%	26.3%	57.9%	69.7%
2017-2018	11.5%	88.1%	19.0%	666.1%
2018-2019	12.5%	6.9%	-2.2%	44.8%
Since 2014	65.9%	201.2%	113.3%	205.3%

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