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Brainerd, Minnesota vs. Chicago, Illinois

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Health
  18.3% higher in Chicago, Illinois
than in Brainerd, Minnesota
   Insurance cost
Brainerd, MNChicago, ILU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium61.473.7100  20.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Brainerd, MNChicago, ILU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack91.6103.1100  12.6%
Heart Failure98104.1100  6.2%
Hip Knee Replacement86.3112.3100  30.1%
Pneumonia97.4110.4100  13.3%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Brainerd, MNChicago, ILU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,136$23,800$23,281  12.6%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,751$16,722$16,237  6.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$19,105$24,870$22,499  30.2%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,379$18,557$17,007  13.3%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Brainerd, MNChicago, ILU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201542.3%3.1%3.1%  92.7%
2015-20160.4%9.0%12.5%  2,150.0%
2016-201758.5%38.0%57.9%  35.0%
2017-2018-6.6%38.1%19.0%  677.3%
2018-2019-15.3%-1.6%-2.2%  89.5%
Since 201479.1%110.6%113.3%  39.8%
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