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Chicago, Illinois vs. Dowagiac, Michigan

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Health
  2.5% higher in Dowagiac, Michigan
than in Chicago, Illinois
   Insurance cost
Chicago, ILDowagiac, MIU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium73.788.7100  20.4%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Chicago, ILDowagiac, MIU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack103.197100  5.9%
Heart Failure104.196.9100  6.9%
Hip Knee Replacement112.397.3100  13.4%
Pneumonia110.496.9100  12.2%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Chicago, ILDowagiac, MIU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,800$22,391$23,281  5.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,722$15,568$16,237  6.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$24,870$21,546$22,499  13.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,557$16,297$17,007  12.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Chicago, ILDowagiac, MIU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.1%0.4%3.1%  87.1%
2015-20169.0%2.0%12.5%  77.8%
2016-201738.0%6.9%57.9%  81.8%
2017-201838.1%37.1%19.0%  2.6%
2018-2019-1.6%0.5%-2.2%  131.3%
Since 2014110.6%50.8%113.3%  54.1%
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