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25.1% lower in Lake Forest, Illinois
than in Columbus, Nebraska

Insurance cost

	Columbus, NE	Lake Forest, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	169.7	96.9	100	42.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Columbus, NE	Lake Forest, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98	104	100	6.1%
Heart Failure	99.7	108.6	100	8.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.8	102.4	100	0.6%
Pneumonia	92.2	102.7	100	11.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Columbus, NE	Lake Forest, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,607	$23,993	$23,281	6.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,019	$17,455	$16,237	9.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,528	$22,678	$22,499	0.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,500	$17,263	$17,007	11.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Columbus, NE	Lake Forest, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	18.9%	3.1%	3.1%	83.6%
2015-2016	12.2%	9.0%	12.5%	26.2%
2016-2017	52.7%	38.0%	57.9%	27.9%
2017-2018	51.3%	38.1%	19.0%	25.7%
2018-2019	9.3%	-1.6%	-2.2%	117.2%
Since 2014	236.5%	110.6%	113.3%	53.2%

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