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Health
46.7% higher in Bear, Delaware
than in South Bend, Indiana

Insurance cost

	South Bend, IN	Bear, DE	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	59.9	131.5	100	119.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	South Bend, IN	Bear, DE	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	92.5	98.7	100	6.7%
Heart Failure	96.2	103.7	100	7.8%
Hip Knee Replacement	104.8	98.8	100	5.7%
Pneumonia	100.7	106.5	100	5.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	South Bend, IN	Bear, DE	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,349	$22,782	$23,281	6.7%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,460	$16,660	$16,237	7.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$23,192	$21,870	$22,499	5.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,932	$17,908	$17,007	5.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	South Bend, IN	Bear, DE	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.5%	4.2%	3.1%	380.0%
2015-2016	-12.7%	18.3%	12.5%	244.1%
2016-2017	-1.4%	18.8%	57.9%	1,442.9%
2017-2018	21.9%	39.2%	19.0%	79.0%
2018-2019	0.0%	16.1%	-2.2%	∞%
Since 2014	3.4%	136.7%	113.3%	3,920.6%

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