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22.2% higher in Cherokee, Iowa
than in Alcester, South Dakota

Insurance cost

	Alcester, SD	Cherokee, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	107.5	151.8	100	41.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Alcester, SD	Cherokee, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	96.6	94.5	100	2.2%
Heart Failure	99.2	92.7	100	6.6%
Hip Knee Replacement	86.6	90.1	100	4.0%
Pneumonia	100.2	107.4	100	7.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Alcester, SD	Cherokee, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,287	$21,802	$23,281	2.2%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,936	$14,900	$16,237	6.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,170	$19,955	$22,499	4.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,845	$18,055	$17,007	7.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Alcester, SD	Cherokee, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-7.7%	4.7%	3.1%	161.0%
2015-2016	24.6%	13.2%	12.5%	46.3%
2016-2017	38.6%	26.3%	57.9%	31.9%
2017-2018	14.3%	88.1%	19.0%	516.1%
2018-2019	6.9%	6.9%	-2.2%	0.0%
Since 2014	94.8%	201.2%	113.3%	112.2%

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