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Suffolk, Virginia vs. Ames, Iowa

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Health
  17.6% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Suffolk, Virginia
   Insurance cost
Suffolk, VAAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium113.8157.2100  38.1%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Suffolk, VAAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack99.596.5100  3.0%
Heart Failure99.195.1100  4.0%
Hip Knee Replacement103.395.6100  7.5%
Pneumonia100.893.5100  7.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Suffolk, VAAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,961$22,271$23,281  3.0%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,917$15,285$16,237  4.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,876$21,156$22,499  7.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,950$15,715$17,007  7.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Suffolk, VAAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.3%4.7%3.1%  42.4%
2015-20163.9%13.2%12.5%  238.5%
2016-201710.3%26.3%57.9%  155.3%
2017-201866.1%88.1%19.0%  33.3%
2018-20193.7%6.9%-2.2%  86.5%
Since 2014104.0%201.2%113.3%  93.5%
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