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Health
30.5% higher in Island Falls, Maine
than in Chicago, Illinois

Insurance cost

	Chicago, IL	Island Falls, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	73.7	137.6	100	86.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Chicago, IL	Island Falls, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.1	96	100	6.9%
Heart Failure	104.1	91.4	100	12.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	112.3	108.6	100	3.3%
Pneumonia	110.4	91.8	100	16.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Chicago, IL	Island Falls, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,800	$22,144	$23,281	7.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,722	$14,682	$16,237	12.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,870	$24,033	$22,499	3.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,557	$15,437	$17,007	16.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Chicago, IL	Island Falls, ME	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	-1.2%	3.1%	138.7%
2015-2016	9.0%	4.4%	12.5%	51.1%
2016-2017	38.0%	14.9%	57.9%	60.8%
2017-2018	38.1%	52.7%	19.0%	38.3%
2018-2019	-1.6%	-7.5%	-2.2%	368.8%
Since 2014	110.6%	67.4%	113.3%	39.1%

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