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Wheaton, Illinois vs. Ames, Iowa

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Health
  28.7% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Wheaton, Illinois
   Insurance cost
Wheaton, ILAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium89.4157.2100  75.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Wheaton, ILAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack10696.5100  9.0%
Heart Failure106.595.1100  10.7%
Hip Knee Replacement108.195.6100  11.6%
Pneumonia106.593.5100  12.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Wheaton, ILAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,448$22,271$23,281  8.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,108$15,285$16,237  10.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$23,943$21,156$22,499  11.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,914$15,715$17,007  12.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Wheaton, ILAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.1%4.7%3.1%  51.6%
2015-20169.0%13.2%12.5%  46.7%
2016-201738.0%26.3%57.9%  30.8%
2017-201838.1%88.1%19.0%  131.2%
2018-2019-1.6%6.9%-2.2%  531.3%
Since 2014110.6%201.2%113.3%  81.9%
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