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Waterloo, Iowa vs. Chicago, Illinois

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Health
  25.1% lower in Chicago, Illinois
than in Waterloo, Iowa
   Insurance cost
Waterloo, IAChicago, ILU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium13973.7100  47.0%
   Procedure & surgery cost
Waterloo, IAChicago, ILU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack105.8103.1100  2.6%
Heart Failure105.1104.1100  1.0%
Hip Knee Replacement99.7112.3100  12.6%
Pneumonia101110.4100  9.3%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
Waterloo, IAChicago, ILU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$24,415$23,800$23,281  2.5%
Heart Failure Hospital$16,887$16,722$16,237  1.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$22,076$24,870$22,499  12.7%
Pneumonia Hospital$16,991$18,557$17,007  9.2%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
Waterloo, IAChicago, ILU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20154.7%3.1%3.1%  34.0%
2015-201613.2%9.0%12.5%  31.8%
2016-201726.3%38.0%57.9%  44.5%
2017-201888.1%38.1%19.0%  56.8%
2018-20196.9%-1.6%-2.2%  123.2%
Since 2014201.2%110.6%113.3%  45.0%
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