St. Paul, Minnesota vs. Ames, Iowa

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Health
  60.1% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in St. Paul, Minnesota
   Insurance cost
St. Paul, MNAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium57.6157.2100  172.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
St. Paul, MNAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.696.5100  5.9%
Heart Failure102.895.1100  7.5%
Hip Knee Replacement96.595.6100  0.9%
Pneumonia99.993.5100  6.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
St. Paul, MNAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,685$22,271$23,281  6.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,511$15,285$16,237  7.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,361$21,156$22,499  1.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,803$15,715$17,007  6.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
St. Paul, MNAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201542.3%4.7%3.1%  88.9%
2015-20160.4%13.2%12.5%  3,200.0%
2016-201758.5%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 201479.1%201.2%113.3%  154.4%
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