St. Louis, Missouri vs. Chicago, Illinois

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Health
  2.1% higher in Chicago, Illinois
than in St. Louis, Missouri
   Insurance cost
St. Louis, MOChicago, ILU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium80.873.7100  8.8%
   Procedure & surgery cost
St. Louis, MOChicago, ILU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack98.8103.1100  4.4%
Heart Failure107104.1100  2.7%
Hip Knee Replacement84.7112.3100  32.6%
Pneumonia106.1110.4100  4.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
St. Louis, MOChicago, ILU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$22,801$23,800$23,281  4.4%
Heart Failure Hospital$17,199$16,722$16,237  2.8%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$18,758$24,870$22,499  32.6%
Pneumonia Hospital$17,843$18,557$17,007  4.0%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
St. Louis, MOChicago, ILU.S. AvgDifference
2014-2015-1.0%3.1%3.1%  410.0%
2015-201610.6%9.0%12.5%  15.1%
2016-201718.5%38.0%57.9%  105.4%
2017-201842.2%38.1%19.0%  9.7%
2018-2019-5.7%-1.6%-2.2%  71.9%
Since 201473.9%110.6%113.3%  49.7%
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