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20.4% lower in Fargo, North Dakota
than in DeKalb, Illinois

Insurance cost

	DeKalb, IL	Fargo, ND	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	119	75.8	100	36.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	DeKalb, IL	Fargo, ND	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.1	100.8	100	0.3%
Heart Failure	98.7	91.6	100	7.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	84.1	93.4	100	11.1%
Pneumonia	105.4	91.3	100	13.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	DeKalb, IL	Fargo, ND	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,320	$23,252	$23,281	0.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,865	$14,720	$16,237	7.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,630	$20,684	$22,499	11.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,726	$15,360	$17,007	13.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	DeKalb, IL	Fargo, ND	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	6.7%	3.1%	116.1%
2015-2016	9.0%	8.9%	12.5%	1.1%
2016-2017	38.0%	6.7%	57.9%	82.4%
2017-2018	38.1%	7.1%	19.0%	81.4%
2018-2019	-1.6%	21.2%	-2.2%	1,425.0%
Since 2014	110.6%	60.9%	113.3%	44.9%

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