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9.1% higher in Lake Forest, Illinois
than in Sparta, New Jersey

Insurance cost

	Sparta, NJ	Lake Forest, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	69.3	96.9	100	39.8%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Sparta, NJ	Lake Forest, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	113.6	104	100	8.5%
Heart Failure	109.4	108.6	100	0.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	121.5	102.4	100	15.7%
Pneumonia	110	102.7	100	6.6%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Sparta, NJ	Lake Forest, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$26,211	$23,993	$23,281	8.5%
Heart Failure Hospital	$17,586	$17,455	$16,237	0.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$26,903	$22,678	$22,499	15.7%
Pneumonia Hospital	$18,502	$17,263	$17,007	6.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Sparta, NJ	Lake Forest, 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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