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2.5% lower in Bellingham, Washington
than in Darien, Illinois

Insurance cost

	Darien, IL	Bellingham, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	89.4	99.2	100	11.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Darien, IL	Bellingham, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	106	95.2	100	10.2%
Heart Failure	106.5	97	100	8.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	108.1	85.3	100	21.1%
Pneumonia	106.5	94.4	100	11.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Darien, IL	Bellingham, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,448	$21,967	$23,281	10.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,108	$15,584	$16,237	8.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,943	$18,887	$22,499	21.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,914	$15,882	$17,007	11.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Darien, IL	Bellingham, WA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	-17.9%	3.1%	677.4%
2015-2016	9.0%	5.6%	12.5%	37.8%
2016-2017	38.0%	-1.6%	57.9%	104.2%
2017-2018	38.1%	38.3%	19.0%	0.5%
2018-2019	-1.6%	13.4%	-2.2%	937.5%
Since 2014	110.6%	33.7%	113.3%	69.5%

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