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12.5% lower in Chicago, Illinois
than in Bluefield, Virginia

Insurance cost

	Bluefield, VA	Chicago, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	113.4	73.7	100	35.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bluefield, VA	Chicago, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	85	103.1	100	21.3%
Heart Failure	96.5	104.1	100	7.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.6	112.3	100	10.5%
Pneumonia	91.3	110.4	100	20.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bluefield, VA	Chicago, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$19,611	$23,800	$23,281	21.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,503	$16,722	$16,237	7.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,504	$24,870	$22,499	10.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,353	$18,557	$17,007	20.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bluefield, VA	Chicago, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.3%	3.1%	3.1%	6.1%
2015-2016	3.9%	9.0%	12.5%	130.8%
2016-2017	10.3%	38.0%	57.9%	268.9%
2017-2018	66.1%	38.1%	19.0%	42.4%
2018-2019	3.7%	-1.6%	-2.2%	143.2%
Since 2014	104.0%	110.6%	113.3%	6.3%

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