Chicago, Illinois vs. Spirit Lake, Iowa

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Health
  35.5% higher in Spirit Lake, Iowa
than in Chicago, Illinois
   Insurance cost
Chicago, ILSpirit Lake, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium73.7151.8100  106.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Chicago, ILSpirit Lake, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack103.198.7100  4.3%
Heart Failure104.186.3100  17.1%
Hip Knee Replacement112.396.1100  14.4%
Pneumonia110.486.6100  21.6%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Chicago, ILSpirit Lake, IAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,800$22,772$23,281  4.3%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,722$13,872$16,237  17.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$24,870$21,281$22,499  14.4%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,557$14,566$17,007  21.5%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Chicago, ILSpirit Lake, 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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