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Health
3.3% higher in Chesapeake, Virginia
than in West Salem, Wisconsin

Insurance cost

	West Salem, WI	Chesapeake, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	111.7	113.8	100	1.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	West Salem, WI	Chesapeake, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.7	97.5	100	1.2%
Heart Failure	96.4	99.2	100	2.9%
Hip Knee Replacement	99.7	113.8	100	14.1%
Pneumonia	97.1	97	100	0.1%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	West Salem, WI	Chesapeake, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,781	$22,499	$23,281	1.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,482	$15,939	$16,237	3.0%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,064	$25,191	$22,499	14.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,335	$16,310	$17,007	0.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	West Salem, WI	Chesapeake, VA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	2.7%	3.3%	3.1%	22.2%
2015-2016	4.2%	3.9%	12.5%	7.1%
2016-2017	15.4%	10.3%	57.9%	33.1%
2017-2018	54.6%	66.1%	19.0%	21.1%
2018-2019	-5.6%	3.7%	-2.2%	166.1%
Since 2014	80.2%	104.0%	113.3%	29.7%

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