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0.1% lower in New Brunswick, New Jersey
than in Des Plaines, Illinois

Insurance cost

	Des Plaines, IL	New Brunswick, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	73.7	66.8	100	9.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Des Plaines, IL	New Brunswick, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	103.1	114.4	100	11.0%
Heart Failure	104.1	114.7	100	10.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	112.3	116.5	100	3.7%
Pneumonia	110.4	108.3	100	1.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Des Plaines, IL	New Brunswick, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,800	$26,403	$23,281	10.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,722	$18,426	$16,237	10.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,870	$25,783	$22,499	3.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,557	$18,209	$17,007	1.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Des Plaines, IL	New Brunswick, NJ	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	-2.2%	3.1%	171.0%
2015-2016	9.0%	5.1%	12.5%	43.3%
2016-2017	38.0%	4.8%	57.9%	87.4%
2017-2018	38.1%	18.7%	19.0%	50.9%
2018-2019	-1.6%	-14.8%	-2.2%	825.0%
Since 2014	110.6%	9.0%	113.3%	91.9%

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