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17.5% lower in Elkhart, Indiana
than in Lake Forest, California

Insurance cost

	Lake Forest, CA	Elkhart, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	82.5	59.9	100	27.4%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Lake Forest, CA	Elkhart, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104.4	100.1	100	4.1%
Heart Failure	112.3	99.6	100	11.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	108.9	94.1	100	13.6%
Pneumonia	117.1	101.5	100	13.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Lake Forest, CA	Elkhart, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,093	$23,092	$23,281	4.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$18,038	$16,010	$16,237	11.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$24,108	$20,826	$22,499	13.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$19,691	$17,060	$17,007	13.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Lake Forest, CA	Elkhart, IN	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	4.0%	-1.5%	3.1%	137.5%
2015-2016	0.0%	-12.7%	12.5%	∞%
2016-2017	9.3%	-1.4%	57.9%	115.1%
2017-2018	26.1%	21.9%	19.0%	16.1%
2018-2019	1.2%	0.0%	-2.2%	100.0%
Since 2014	45.0%	3.4%	113.3%	92.4%

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