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Salt Lake City, Utah vs. Ames, Iowa

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Health
  24.6% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Salt Lake City, Utah
   Insurance cost
Salt Lake City, UTAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium97.1157.2100  61.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Salt Lake City, UTAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.696.5100  5.9%
Heart Failure107.695.1100  11.6%
Hip Knee Replacement10895.6100  11.5%
Pneumonia105.593.5100  11.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Salt Lake City, UTAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,678$22,271$23,281  5.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,285$15,285$16,237  11.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$23,920$21,156$22,499  11.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,739$15,715$17,007  11.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Salt Lake City, UTAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20152.3%4.7%3.1%  104.3%
2015-201615.6%13.2%12.5%  15.4%
2016-201718.8%26.3%57.9%  39.9%
2017-201878.0%88.1%19.0%  12.9%
2018-2019-1.5%6.9%-2.2%  560.0%
Since 2014146.4%201.2%113.3%  37.4%
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