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Health
62.3% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Prior Lake, Minnesota

Insurance cost

	Prior Lake, MN	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	57.6	157.2	100	172.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Prior Lake, MN	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.7	96.5	100	2.2%
Heart Failure	101.9	95.1	100	6.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	100.4	95.6	100	4.8%
Pneumonia	88.3	93.5	100	5.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Prior Lake, MN	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,783	$22,271	$23,281	2.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,372	$15,285	$16,237	6.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,239	$21,156	$22,499	4.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$14,855	$15,715	$17,007	5.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Prior Lake, MN	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	42.3%	4.7%	3.1%	88.9%
2015-2016	0.4%	13.2%	12.5%	3,200.0%
2016-2017	58.5%	26.3%	57.9%	55.0%
2017-2018	-6.6%	88.1%	19.0%	1,434.8%
2018-2019	-15.3%	6.9%	-2.2%	145.1%
Since 2014	79.1%	201.2%	113.3%	154.4%

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