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7.3% lower in Wake Forest, North Carolina
than in Buffalo Grove, Illinois

Insurance cost

	Buffalo Grove, IL	Wake Forest, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	96.9	90.2	100	6.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Buffalo Grove, IL	Wake Forest, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104	95.9	100	7.8%
Heart Failure	108.6	96.2	100	11.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	102.4	95.8	100	6.4%
Pneumonia	102.7	97.8	100	4.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Buffalo Grove, IL	Wake Forest, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,993	$22,134	$23,281	7.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,455	$15,457	$16,237	11.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,678	$21,203	$22,499	6.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,263	$16,453	$17,007	4.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Buffalo Grove, IL	Wake Forest, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	6.0%	3.1%	93.5%
2015-2016	9.0%	23.1%	12.5%	156.7%
2016-2017	38.0%	39.6%	57.9%	4.2%
2017-2018	38.1%	15.5%	19.0%	59.3%
2018-2019	-1.6%	-1.4%	-2.2%	12.5%
Since 2014	110.6%	107.4%	113.3%	2.9%

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