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Des Plaines, Illinois vs. Palo Alto, Pennsylvania

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Health
  19.6% higher in Palo Alto, Pennsylvania
than in Des Plaines, Illinois
   Insurance cost
Des Plaines, ILPalo Alto, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium73.7112.9100  53.2%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Des Plaines, ILPalo Alto, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack103.1101.1100  1.9%
Heart Failure104.195.8100  8.0%
Hip Knee Replacement112.3110.4100  1.7%
Pneumonia110.4104.4100  5.4%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Des Plaines, ILPalo Alto, PAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$23,800$23,337$23,281  1.9%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,722$15,400$16,237  7.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$24,870$24,445$22,499  1.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,557$17,550$17,007  5.4%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Des Plaines, ILPalo Alto, PAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20153.1%-1.7%3.1%  154.8%
2015-20169.0%10.6%12.5%  17.8%
2016-201738.0%52.3%57.9%  37.6%
2017-201838.1%45.2%19.0%  18.6%
2018-2019-1.6%-15.8%-2.2%  887.5%
Since 2014110.6%102.5%113.3%  7.3%
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