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14.2% higher in Elgin, Illinois
than in Brookline, Massachusetts

Insurance cost

	Brookline, MA	Elgin, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	62.8	89.4	100	42.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Brookline, MA	Elgin, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104.4	107.9	100	3.4%
Heart Failure	104.3	104.4	100	0.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	106.2	94.7	100	10.8%
Pneumonia	104.5	103.9	100	0.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Brookline, MA	Elgin, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,085	$24,905	$23,281	3.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,762	$16,777	$16,237	0.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,520	$20,965	$22,499	10.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,580	$17,477	$17,007	0.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Brookline, MA	Elgin, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.6%	3.1%	3.1%	219.2%
2015-2016	-1.5%	9.0%	12.5%	700.0%
2016-2017	-2.7%	38.0%	57.9%	1,507.4%
2017-2018	26.4%	38.1%	19.0%	44.3%
2018-2019	5.1%	-1.6%	-2.2%	131.4%
Since 2014	23.9%	110.6%	113.3%	362.8%

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