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Starkville, Mississippi vs. Ames, Iowa

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Health
  29.9% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Starkville, Mississippi
   Insurance cost
Starkville, MSAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium91.9157.2100  71.1%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Starkville, MSAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack10296.5100  5.4%
Heart Failure94.795.1100  0.4%
Hip Knee Replacement113.495.6100  15.7%
Pneumonia89.993.5100  4.0%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Starkville, MSAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,537$22,271$23,281  5.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,209$15,285$16,237  0.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$25,114$21,156$22,499  15.8%
Pneumonia Hospital$15,115$15,715$17,007  4.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Starkville, MSAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-19.6%4.7%3.1%  124.0%
2015-2016-8.2%13.2%12.5%  261.0%
2016-201717.9%26.3%57.9%  46.9%
2017-201857.8%88.1%19.0%  52.4%
2018-20190.4%6.9%-2.2%  1,625.0%
Since 201437.8%201.2%113.3%  432.3%
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