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4.8% higher in Waxhaw, North Carolina
than in Itasca, Illinois

Insurance cost

	Itasca, IL	Waxhaw, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	89.4	102.9	100	15.1%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Itasca, IL	Waxhaw, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	106	95.7	100	9.7%
Heart Failure	106.5	100.1	100	6.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	108.1	110.2	100	1.9%
Pneumonia	106.5	104.5	100	1.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Itasca, IL	Waxhaw, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,448	$22,085	$23,281	9.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,108	$16,090	$16,237	6.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,943	$24,395	$22,499	1.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,914	$17,569	$17,007	1.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Itasca, IL	Waxhaw, NC	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	6.0%	3.1%	93.5%
2015-2016	9.0%	23.1%	12.5%	156.7%
2016-2017	38.0%	39.6%	57.9%	4.2%
2017-2018	38.1%	15.5%	19.0%	59.3%
2018-2019	-1.6%	-1.4%	-2.2%	12.5%
Since 2014	110.6%	107.4%	113.3%	2.9%

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