Boise, Idaho vs. Chicago, Illinois

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Health
  0.5% lower in Chicago, Illinois
than in Boise, Idaho
   Insurance cost
Boise, IDChicago, ILU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium91.973.7100  19.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Boise, IDChicago, ILU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack90.4103.1100  14.0%
Heart Failure92104.1100  13.2%
Hip Knee Replacement85.1112.3100  32.0%
Pneumonia98.7110.4100  11.9%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Boise, IDChicago, ILU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$20,851$23,800$23,281  14.1%
Heart Failure Hospital$14,790$16,722$16,237  13.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,831$24,870$22,499  32.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,604$18,557$17,007  11.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Boise, IDChicago, ILU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201519.6%3.1%3.1%  84.2%
2015-20161.1%9.0%12.5%  718.2%
2016-201725.0%38.0%57.9%  52.0%
2017-201834.6%38.1%19.0%  10.1%
2018-20194.2%-1.6%-2.2%  138.1%
Since 2014111.9%110.6%113.3%  1.2%
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