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16.9% lower in Lake Forest, Illinois
than in Cedar Falls, Iowa

Insurance cost

	Cedar Falls, IA	Lake Forest, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	139	96.9	100	30.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Cedar Falls, IA	Lake Forest, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	105.8	104	100	1.7%
Heart Failure	105.1	108.6	100	3.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	99.7	102.4	100	2.7%
Pneumonia	101	102.7	100	1.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Cedar Falls, IA	Lake Forest, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,415	$23,993	$23,281	1.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,887	$17,455	$16,237	3.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,076	$22,678	$22,499	2.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,991	$17,263	$17,007	1.6%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Cedar Falls, IA	Lake Forest, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.7%	3.1%	3.1%	34.0%
2015-2016	13.2%	9.0%	12.5%	31.8%
2016-2017	26.3%	38.0%	57.9%	44.5%
2017-2018	88.1%	38.1%	19.0%	56.8%
2018-2019	6.9%	-1.6%	-2.2%	123.2%
Since 2014	201.2%	110.6%	113.3%	45.0%

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