Chicago, Illinois vs. Dubuque, Iowa

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Health
  34.3% higher in Dubuque, Iowa
than in Chicago, Illinois
   Insurance cost
Chicago, ILDubuque, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium73.7140.7100  90.9%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Chicago, ILDubuque, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack103.198.5100  4.5%
Heart Failure104.1103.4100  0.7%
Hip Knee Replacement112.3106100  5.6%
Pneumonia110.4103.7100  6.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Chicago, ILDubuque, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,800$22,728$23,281  4.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,722$16,613$16,237  0.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$24,870$23,460$22,499  5.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,557$17,441$17,007  6.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Chicago, ILDubuque, IAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.1%4.7%3.1%  51.6%
2015-20169.0%13.2%12.5%  46.7%
2016-201738.0%26.3%57.9%  30.8%
2017-201838.1%88.1%19.0%  131.2%
2018-2019-1.6%6.9%-2.2%  531.3%
Since 2014110.6%201.2%113.3%  81.9%
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