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24.5% higher in Ithaca, New York
than in Merrillville, Indiana

Insurance cost

	Merrillville, IN	Ithaca, NY	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	63	118	100	87.3%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Merrillville, IN	Ithaca, NY	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	107.9	95.1	100	11.9%
Heart Failure	110.5	88.1	100	20.3%
Hip Knee Replacement	101.8	95.2	100	6.5%
Pneumonia	109.2	90.7	100	16.9%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Merrillville, IN	Ithaca, NY	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,888	$21,944	$23,281	11.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,759	$14,152	$16,237	20.3%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,531	$21,073	$22,499	6.5%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,369	$15,257	$17,007	16.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Merrillville, IN	Ithaca, NY	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.5%	10.8%	3.1%	820.0%
2015-2016	-12.7%	3.4%	12.5%	126.8%
2016-2017	-1.4%	15.5%	57.9%	1,207.1%
2017-2018	21.9%	11.5%	19.0%	47.5%
2018-2019	0.0%	12.5%	-2.2%	∞%
Since 2014	3.4%	65.9%	113.3%	1,838.2%

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