Upper Gwynedd, Pennsylvania vs. Ames, Iowa

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Health
  30.2% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Upper Gwynedd, Pennsylvania
   Insurance cost
Upper Gwynedd, PAAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium89.3157.2100  76.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Upper Gwynedd, PAAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack105.596.5100  8.5%
Heart Failure108.195.1100  12.0%
Hip Knee Replacement102.295.6100  6.5%
Pneumonia105.193.5100  11.0%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Upper Gwynedd, PAAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,354$22,271$23,281  8.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,366$15,285$16,237  12.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,634$21,156$22,499  6.5%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,674$15,715$17,007  11.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Upper Gwynedd, PAAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-1.7%4.7%3.1%  376.5%
2015-201610.6%13.2%12.5%  24.5%
2016-201752.3%26.3%57.9%  49.7%
2017-201845.2%88.1%19.0%  94.9%
2018-2019-15.8%6.9%-2.2%  143.7%
Since 2014102.5%201.2%113.3%  96.3%
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