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9.4% lower in Des Plaines, Illinois
than in Charlotte, North Carolina

Insurance cost

	Charlotte, NC	Des Plaines, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	102.9	73.7	100	28.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Charlotte, NC	Des Plaines, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.1	103.1	100	8.4%
Heart Failure	97.1	104.1	100	7.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	96	112.3	100	17.0%
Pneumonia	102.9	110.4	100	7.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Charlotte, NC	Des Plaines, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,943	$23,800	$23,281	8.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,602	$16,722	$16,237	7.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,251	$24,870	$22,499	17.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,311	$18,557	$17,007	7.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Charlotte, NC	Des Plaines, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.0%	3.1%	3.1%	48.3%
2015-2016	23.1%	9.0%	12.5%	61.0%
2016-2017	39.6%	38.0%	57.9%	4.0%
2017-2018	15.5%	38.1%	19.0%	145.8%
2018-2019	-1.4%	-1.6%	-2.2%	14.3%
Since 2014	107.4%	110.6%	113.3%	3.0%

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