Pueblo, Colorado vs. Ames, Iowa

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Health
  38.6% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Pueblo, Colorado
   Insurance cost
Pueblo, COAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium88.7157.2100  77.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Pueblo, COAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack91.996.5100  5.0%
Heart Failure97.995.1100  2.9%
Hip Knee Replacement90.995.6100  5.2%
Pneumonia9793.5100  3.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Pueblo, COAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,205$22,271$23,281  5.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,725$15,285$16,237  2.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,135$21,156$22,499  5.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,316$15,715$17,007  3.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Pueblo, COAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201512.0%4.7%3.1%  60.8%
2015-2016-0.3%13.2%12.5%  4,500.0%
2016-201714.7%26.3%57.9%  78.9%
2017-201833.5%88.1%19.0%  163.0%
2018-20193.8%6.9%-2.2%  81.6%
Since 201477.5%201.2%113.3%  159.6%
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