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14.6% lower in Chicago, Illinois
than in Allentown, Pennsylvania

Insurance cost

	Allentown, PA	Chicago, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	112.9	73.7	100	34.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Allentown, PA	Chicago, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	100.6	103.1	100	2.5%
Heart Failure	100.7	104.1	100	3.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	97	112.3	100	15.8%
Pneumonia	100.1	110.4	100	10.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Allentown, PA	Chicago, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,209	$23,800	$23,281	2.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,188	$16,722	$16,237	3.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,480	$24,870	$22,499	15.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,841	$18,557	$17,007	10.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Allentown, PA	Chicago, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.7%	3.1%	3.1%	282.4%
2015-2016	10.6%	9.0%	12.5%	15.1%
2016-2017	52.3%	38.0%	57.9%	27.3%
2017-2018	45.2%	38.1%	19.0%	15.7%
2018-2019	-15.8%	-1.6%	-2.2%	89.9%
Since 2014	102.5%	110.6%	113.3%	7.9%

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