Chattanooga, Tennessee vs. Independence, Missouri

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Health
  6.8% lower in Independence, Missouri
than in Chattanooga, Tennessee
   Insurance cost
Chattanooga, TNIndependence, MOU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium100.490100  10.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Chattanooga, TNIndependence, MOU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack104.395.2100  8.7%
Heart Failure101.797.2100  4.4%
Hip Knee Replacement97.5101.7100  4.3%
Pneumonia109102.7100  5.8%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Chattanooga, TNIndependence, MOU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,078$21,972$23,281  8.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,335$15,616$16,237  4.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$21,587$22,506$22,499  4.3%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,334$17,272$17,007  5.8%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Chattanooga, TNIndependence, MOU.S. AvgDifference
2014-201518.3%-1.0%3.1%  105.5%
2015-201623.2%10.6%12.5%  54.3%
2016-201764.5%18.5%57.9%  71.3%
2017-201857.4%42.2%19.0%  26.5%
2018-2019-26.2%-5.7%-2.2%  78.2%
Since 2014178.2%73.9%113.3%  58.5%
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