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West Hartford, Connecticut vs. Ames, Iowa

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Health
  35.5% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in West Hartford, Connecticut
   Insurance cost
West Hartford, CTAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium82.1157.2100  91.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
West Hartford, CTAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack102.396.5100  5.7%
Heart Failure105.995.1100  10.2%
Hip Knee Replacement105.595.6100  9.4%
Pneumonia103.893.5100  9.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
West Hartford, CTAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,617$22,271$23,281  5.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,018$15,285$16,237  10.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$23,353$21,156$22,499  9.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,453$15,715$17,007  10.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
West Hartford, CTAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-2.2%4.7%3.1%  313.6%
2015-20160.0%13.2%12.5%  ∞%
2016-201717.3%26.3%57.9%  52.0%
2017-201831.6%88.1%19.0%  178.8%
2018-2019-12.8%6.9%-2.2%  153.9%
Since 201431.6%201.2%113.3%  536.7%
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