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Health
8.0% higher in Palatine, Illinois
than in Springfield, Massachusetts

Insurance cost

	Springfield, MA	Palatine, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	62.6	73.7	100	17.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Springfield, MA	Palatine, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.3	103.1	100	4.9%
Heart Failure	102.2	104.1	100	1.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	115.8	112.3	100	3.0%
Pneumonia	100.9	110.4	100	9.4%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Springfield, MA	Palatine, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,693	$23,800	$23,281	4.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,418	$16,722	$16,237	1.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$25,645	$24,870	$22,499	3.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,968	$18,557	$17,007	9.4%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Springfield, MA	Palatine, IL	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-2.6%	3.1%	3.1%	219.2%
2015-2016	-1.5%	9.0%	12.5%	700.0%
2016-2017	-2.7%	38.0%	57.9%	1,507.4%
2017-2018	26.4%	38.1%	19.0%	44.3%
2018-2019	5.1%	-1.6%	-2.2%	131.4%
Since 2014	23.9%	110.6%	113.3%	362.8%

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