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Health
13.9% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Vail, Colorado

Insurance cost

	Vail, CO	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	120.5	157.2	100	30.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Vail, CO	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	100.1	96.5	100	3.6%
Heart Failure	100.1	95.1	100	5.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	100	95.6	100	4.4%
Pneumonia	107.9	93.5	100	13.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Vail, CO	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,091	$22,271	$23,281	3.6%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,086	$15,285	$16,237	5.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,138	$21,156	$22,499	4.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,143	$15,715	$17,007	13.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Vail, CO	Ames, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	12.0%	4.7%	3.1%	60.8%
2015-2016	-0.3%	13.2%	12.5%	4,500.0%
2016-2017	14.7%	26.3%	57.9%	78.9%
2017-2018	33.5%	88.1%	19.0%	163.0%
2018-2019	3.8%	6.9%	-2.2%	81.6%
Since 2014	77.5%	201.2%	113.3%	159.6%

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