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Health
13.1% higher in DeKalb, Illinois
than in Paterson, New Jersey

Insurance cost

	Paterson, NJ	DeKalb, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	69.3	119	100	71.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Paterson, NJ	DeKalb, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	109.1	101.1	100	7.3%
Heart Failure	119.7	98.7	100	17.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	132.2	84.1	100	36.4%
Pneumonia	121.6	105.4	100	13.3%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Paterson, NJ	DeKalb, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$25,177	$23,320	$23,281	7.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$19,232	$15,865	$16,237	17.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$29,274	$18,630	$22,499	36.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$20,455	$17,726	$17,007	13.3%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Paterson, NJ	DeKalb, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.2%	3.1%	3.1%	240.9%
2015-2016	5.1%	9.0%	12.5%	76.5%
2016-2017	4.8%	38.0%	57.9%	691.7%
2017-2018	18.7%	38.1%	19.0%	103.7%
2018-2019	-14.8%	-1.6%	-2.2%	89.2%
Since 2014	9.0%	110.6%	113.3%	1,128.9%

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