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20.3% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Onalaska, Wisconsin

Insurance cost

	Onalaska, WI	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	111.7	157.2	100	40.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Onalaska, WI	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.7	96.5	100	2.2%
Heart Failure	96.4	95.1	100	1.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	99.7	95.6	100	4.1%
Pneumonia	97.1	93.5	100	3.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Onalaska, WI	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,781	$22,271	$23,281	2.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,482	$15,285	$16,237	1.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,064	$21,156	$22,499	4.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,335	$15,715	$17,007	3.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Onalaska, WI	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	2.7%	4.7%	3.1%	74.1%
2015-2016	4.2%	13.2%	12.5%	214.3%
2016-2017	15.4%	26.3%	57.9%	70.8%
2017-2018	54.6%	88.1%	19.0%	61.4%
2018-2019	-5.6%	6.9%	-2.2%	223.2%
Since 2014	80.2%	201.2%	113.3%	150.9%

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