Wilmington, Delaware vs. Ames, Iowa

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Health
  8.7% higher in Ames, Iowa
than in Wilmington, Delaware
   Insurance cost
Wilmington, DEAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium131.5157.2100  19.5%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Wilmington, DEAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98.796.5100  2.2%
Heart Failure103.795.1100  8.3%
Hip Knee Replacement98.895.6100  3.2%
Pneumonia106.593.5100  12.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Wilmington, DEAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,782$22,271$23,281  2.2%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,660$15,285$16,237  8.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,870$21,156$22,499  3.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,908$15,715$17,007  12.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Wilmington, DEAmes, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.2%4.7%3.1%  11.9%
2015-201618.3%13.2%12.5%  27.9%
2016-201718.8%26.3%57.9%  39.9%
2017-201839.2%88.1%19.0%  124.7%
2018-201916.1%6.9%-2.2%  57.1%
Since 2014136.7%201.2%113.3%  47.2%
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