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21.5% higher in Appleton, Wisconsin
than in Merrillville, Indiana

Insurance cost

	Merrillville, IN	Appleton, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	63	109.8	100	74.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Merrillville, IN	Appleton, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	107.9	95.7	100	11.3%
Heart Failure	110.5	94.6	100	14.4%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.8	94.4	100	7.3%
Pneumonia	109.2	101.8	100	6.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Merrillville, IN	Appleton, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,888	$22,072	$23,281	11.3%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,759	$15,195	$16,237	14.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,531	$20,901	$22,499	7.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,369	$17,121	$17,007	6.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Merrillville, IN	Appleton, WI	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.5%	2.7%	3.1%	280.0%
2015-2016	-12.7%	4.2%	12.5%	133.1%
2016-2017	-1.4%	15.4%	57.9%	1,200.0%
2017-2018	21.9%	54.6%	19.0%	149.3%
2018-2019	0.0%	-5.6%	-2.2%	∞%
Since 2014	3.4%	80.2%	113.3%	2,258.8%

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