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Wichita Falls, Texas vs. Ames, Iowa

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Health
  8.1% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Wichita Falls, Texas
   Insurance cost
Wichita Falls, TXAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium127.3157.2100  23.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Wichita Falls, TXAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack96.496.5100  0.1%
Heart Failure109.995.1100  13.5%
Hip Knee Replacement113.695.6100  15.8%
Pneumonia108.393.5100  13.7%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Wichita Falls, TXAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,255$22,271$23,281  0.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,659$15,285$16,237  13.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$25,143$21,156$22,499  15.9%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,215$15,715$17,007  13.7%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Wichita Falls, TXAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.2%4.7%3.1%  46.9%
2015-20165.1%13.2%12.5%  158.8%
2016-201719.0%26.3%57.9%  38.4%
2017-201835.6%88.1%19.0%  147.5%
2018-20192.3%6.9%-2.2%  200.0%
Since 201479.0%201.2%113.3%  154.7%
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