Tulsa, Oklahoma vs. Ames, Iowa

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Health
  15.3% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Tulsa, Oklahoma
   Insurance cost
Tulsa, OKAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium121.9157.2100  29.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Tulsa, OKAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack9896.5100  1.5%
Heart Failure9795.1100  2.0%
Hip Knee Replacement95.695.6100  0.0%
Pneumonia98.793.5100  5.3%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Tulsa, OKAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,615$22,271$23,281  1.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,583$15,285$16,237  1.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,162$21,156$22,499  0.0%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,596$15,715$17,007  5.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Tulsa, OKAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20156.1%4.7%3.1%  23.0%
2015-201635.4%13.2%12.5%  62.7%
2016-201769.3%26.3%57.9%  62.0%
2017-201827.2%88.1%19.0%  223.9%
2018-20195.6%6.9%-2.2%  23.2%
Since 2014226.8%201.2%113.3%  11.3%
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