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Health
34.0% higher in Spencer, Iowa
than in Chicago, Illinois

Insurance cost

	Chicago, IL	Spencer, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	73.7	151.8	100	106.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Chicago, IL	Spencer, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.1	98.7	100	4.3%
Heart Failure	104.1	87.3	100	16.1%
Hip Knee Replacement	112.3	87	100	22.5%
Pneumonia	110.4	87.3	100	20.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Chicago, IL	Spencer, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,800	$22,772	$23,281	4.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,722	$14,022	$16,237	16.1%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,870	$19,261	$22,499	22.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,557	$14,682	$17,007	20.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Chicago, IL	Spencer, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	4.7%	3.1%	51.6%
2015-2016	9.0%	13.2%	12.5%	46.7%
2016-2017	38.0%	26.3%	57.9%	30.8%
2017-2018	38.1%	88.1%	19.0%	131.2%
2018-2019	-1.6%	6.9%	-2.2%	531.3%
Since 2014	110.6%	201.2%	113.3%	81.9%

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