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18.7% lower in Chicago, Illinois
than in Queens, New York

Insurance cost

	Queens, NY	Chicago, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	112.5	73.7	100	34.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Queens, NY	Chicago, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96.4	103.1	100	7.0%
Heart Failure	96.7	104.1	100	7.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	134.7	112.3	100	16.6%
Pneumonia	103	110.4	100	7.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Queens, NY	Chicago, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,244	$23,800	$23,281	7.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,534	$16,722	$16,237	7.6%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$29,821	$24,870	$22,499	16.6%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,323	$18,557	$17,007	7.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Queens, NY	Chicago, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	10.8%	3.1%	3.1%	71.3%
2015-2016	3.4%	9.0%	12.5%	164.7%
2016-2017	15.5%	38.0%	57.9%	145.2%
2017-2018	11.5%	38.1%	19.0%	231.3%
2018-2019	12.5%	-1.6%	-2.2%	112.8%
Since 2014	65.9%	110.6%	113.3%	67.8%

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