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15.5% lower in Brainerd, Minnesota
than in Chicago, Illinois

Insurance cost

	Chicago, IL	Brainerd, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	73.7	61.4	100	16.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Chicago, IL	Brainerd, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.1	91.6	100	11.2%
Heart Failure	104.1	98	100	5.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	112.3	86.3	100	23.2%
Pneumonia	110.4	97.4	100	11.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Chicago, IL	Brainerd, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,800	$21,136	$23,281	11.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,722	$15,751	$16,237	5.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,870	$19,105	$22,499	23.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,557	$16,379	$17,007	11.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Chicago, IL	Brainerd, MN	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	42.3%	3.1%	1,264.5%
2015-2016	9.0%	0.4%	12.5%	95.6%
2016-2017	38.0%	58.5%	57.9%	53.9%
2017-2018	38.1%	-6.6%	19.0%	117.3%
2018-2019	-1.6%	-15.3%	-2.2%	856.3%
Since 2014	110.6%	79.1%	113.3%	28.5%

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