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8.2% higher in Whitefish, Montana
than in Chicago, Illinois

Insurance cost

	Chicago, IL	Whitefish, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	73.7	105	100	42.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Chicago, IL	Whitefish, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.1	95.7	100	7.2%
Heart Failure	104.1	94.4	100	9.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	112.3	84.7	100	24.6%
Pneumonia	110.4	90.8	100	17.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Chicago, IL	Whitefish, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,800	$22,073	$23,281	7.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,722	$15,163	$16,237	9.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,870	$18,761	$22,499	24.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,557	$15,274	$17,007	17.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Chicago, IL	Whitefish, MT	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	-5.5%	3.1%	277.4%
2015-2016	9.0%	34.7%	12.5%	285.6%
2016-2017	38.0%	44.4%	57.9%	16.8%
2017-2018	38.1%	12.9%	19.0%	66.1%
2018-2019	-1.6%	6.9%	-2.2%	531.3%
Since 2014	110.6%	121.7%	113.3%	10.0%

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