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Health
18.2% higher in Gainesville, Georgia
than in Chicago, Illinois

Insurance cost

	Chicago, IL	Gainesville, GA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	73.7	122.1	100	65.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Chicago, IL	Gainesville, GA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.1	97.5	100	5.4%
Heart Failure	104.1	89.4	100	14.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	112.3	84.1	100	25.1%
Pneumonia	110.4	99.4	100	10.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Chicago, IL	Gainesville, GA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,800	$22,500	$23,281	5.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,722	$14,360	$16,237	14.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,870	$18,610	$22,499	25.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,557	$16,721	$17,007	9.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Chicago, IL	Gainesville, GA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	-6.9%	3.1%	322.6%
2015-2016	9.0%	5.9%	12.5%	34.4%
2016-2017	38.0%	17.1%	57.9%	55.0%
2017-2018	38.1%	43.8%	19.0%	15.0%
2018-2019	-1.6%	0.8%	-2.2%	150.0%
Since 2014	110.6%	67.4%	113.3%	39.1%

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