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47.0% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Portland, Oregon

Insurance cost

	Portland, OR	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	79.1	157.2	100	98.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Portland, OR	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94.1	96.5	100	2.6%
Heart Failure	98.6	95.1	100	3.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	88.1	95.6	100	8.5%
Pneumonia	93	93.5	100	0.5%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Portland, OR	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,719	$22,271	$23,281	2.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,841	$15,285	$16,237	3.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,512	$21,156	$22,499	8.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,643	$15,715	$17,007	0.5%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Portland, OR	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	2.8%	4.7%	3.1%	67.9%
2015-2016	22.9%	13.2%	12.5%	42.4%
2016-2017	27.0%	26.3%	57.9%	2.6%
2017-2018	19.0%	88.1%	19.0%	363.7%
2018-2019	7.0%	6.9%	-2.2%	1.4%
Since 2014	104.1%	201.2%	113.3%	93.3%

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