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Waukesha, Wisconsin vs. Ames, Iowa

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Health
  20.7% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Waukesha, Wisconsin
   Insurance cost
Waukesha, WIAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium107.9157.2100  45.7%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Waukesha, WIAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.296.5100  5.6%
Heart Failure107.295.1100  11.3%
Hip Knee Replacement95.295.6100  0.4%
Pneumonia106.393.5100  12.0%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Waukesha, WIAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,571$22,271$23,281  5.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,231$15,285$16,237  11.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,071$21,156$22,499  0.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,868$15,715$17,007  12.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Waukesha, WIAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20152.7%4.7%3.1%  74.1%
2015-20164.2%13.2%12.5%  214.3%
2016-201715.4%26.3%57.9%  70.8%
2017-201854.6%88.1%19.0%  61.4%
2018-2019-5.6%6.9%-2.2%  223.2%
Since 201480.2%201.2%113.3%  150.9%
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