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11.2% higher in Jefferson City, Missouri
than in Lake Forest, Illinois

Insurance cost

	Lake Forest, IL	Jefferson City, MO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	96.9	121.7	100	25.6%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Lake Forest, IL	Jefferson City, MO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	104	102.7	100	1.3%
Heart Failure	108.6	98.4	100	9.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	102.4	102.7	100	0.3%
Pneumonia	102.7	101.6	100	1.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Lake Forest, IL	Jefferson City, MO	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$23,993	$23,698	$23,281	1.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,455	$15,816	$16,237	9.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,678	$22,742	$22,499	0.3%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,263	$17,092	$17,007	1.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Lake Forest, IL	Jefferson City, MO	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.1%	-1.0%	3.1%	132.3%
2015-2016	9.0%	10.6%	12.5%	17.8%
2016-2017	38.0%	18.5%	57.9%	51.3%
2017-2018	38.1%	42.2%	19.0%	10.8%
2018-2019	-1.6%	-5.7%	-2.2%	256.3%
Since 2014	110.6%	73.9%	113.3%	33.2%

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