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St. Albans, Vermont vs. Ames, Iowa

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Health
  19.4% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in St. Albans, Vermont
   Insurance cost
St. Albans, VTAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium119.4157.2100  31.7%
   Procedure & surgery cost
St. Albans, VTAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack97.296.5100  0.7%
Heart Failure93.895.1100  1.4%
Hip Knee Replacement84.695.6100  13.0%
Pneumonia96.193.5100  2.7%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
St. Albans, VTAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,420$22,271$23,281  0.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,065$15,285$16,237  1.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,724$21,156$22,499  13.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,159$15,715$17,007  2.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
St. Albans, VTAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201513.3%4.7%3.1%  64.7%
2015-20160.0%13.2%12.5%  ∞%
2016-20175.1%26.3%57.9%  415.7%
2017-20182.6%88.1%19.0%  3,288.5%
2018-201923.2%6.9%-2.2%  70.3%
Since 201450.6%201.2%113.3%  297.6%
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