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1.8% higher in Merrill, Wisconsin
than in Freeport, Illinois

Insurance cost

	Freeport, IL	Merrill, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	107.7	112.7	100	4.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Freeport, IL	Merrill, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	101.3	102.3	100	1.0%
Heart Failure	98.2	92.7	100	5.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	91.8	87.3	100	4.9%
Pneumonia	92.7	96.5	100	4.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Freeport, IL	Merrill, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,373	$23,612	$23,281	1.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,774	$14,902	$16,237	5.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$20,317	$19,328	$22,499	4.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,585	$16,223	$17,007	4.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Freeport, IL	Merrill, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	2.7%	3.1%	12.9%
2015-2016	9.0%	4.2%	12.5%	53.3%
2016-2017	38.0%	15.4%	57.9%	59.5%
2017-2018	38.1%	54.6%	19.0%	43.3%
2018-2019	-1.6%	-5.6%	-2.2%	250.0%
Since 2014	110.6%	80.2%	113.3%	27.5%

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