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Silver Spring, Maryland vs. Ames, Iowa

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Health
  36.4% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Silver Spring, Maryland
   Insurance cost
Silver Spring, MDAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium80.4157.2100  95.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Silver Spring, MDAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack97.996.5100  1.4%
Heart Failure106.195.1100  10.4%
Hip Knee Replacement111.295.6100  14.0%
Pneumonia104.193.5100  10.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Silver Spring, MDAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,581$22,271$23,281  1.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,050$15,285$16,237  10.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$24,614$21,156$22,499  14.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,505$15,715$17,007  10.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Silver Spring, MDAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201515.9%4.7%3.1%  70.4%
2015-2016-0.4%13.2%12.5%  3,400.0%
2016-201725.2%26.3%57.9%  4.4%
2017-201853.1%88.1%19.0%  65.9%
2018-2019-14.0%6.9%-2.2%  149.3%
Since 201490.5%201.2%113.3%  122.3%
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