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Health
4.6% higher in Lake Forest, Illinois
than in New Braunfels, Texas

Insurance cost

	New Braunfels, TX	Lake Forest, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	77	96.9	100	25.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	New Braunfels, TX	Lake Forest, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	105.1	104	100	1.0%
Heart Failure	121.3	108.6	100	10.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	122	102.4	100	16.1%
Pneumonia	115.8	102.7	100	11.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	New Braunfels, TX	Lake Forest, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$24,252	$23,993	$23,281	1.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$19,498	$17,455	$16,237	10.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$27,004	$22,678	$22,499	16.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$19,465	$17,263	$17,007	11.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	New Braunfels, TX	Lake Forest, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	3.2%	3.1%	3.1%	3.1%
2015-2016	5.1%	9.0%	12.5%	76.5%
2016-2017	19.0%	38.0%	57.9%	100.0%
2017-2018	35.6%	38.1%	19.0%	7.0%
2018-2019	2.3%	-1.6%	-2.2%	169.6%
Since 2014	79.0%	110.6%	113.3%	40.0%

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