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46.1% higher in Custer, South Dakota
than in Backus, Minnesota

Insurance cost

	Backus, MN	Custer, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	57	128.2	100	124.9%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Backus, MN	Custer, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.2	102.6	100	4.5%
Heart Failure	97.7	97.2	100	0.5%
Hip Knee Replacement	97.4	96.5	100	0.9%
Pneumonia	96.7	90.7	100	6.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Backus, MN	Custer, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,665	$23,670	$23,281	4.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,694	$15,622	$16,237	0.5%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$21,557	$21,369	$22,499	0.9%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,261	$15,247	$17,007	6.2%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Backus, MN	Custer, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	42.3%	-7.7%	3.1%	118.2%
2015-2016	0.4%	24.6%	12.5%	6,050.0%
2016-2017	58.5%	38.6%	57.9%	34.0%
2017-2018	-6.6%	14.3%	19.0%	316.7%
2018-2019	-15.3%	6.9%	-2.2%	145.1%
Since 2014	79.1%	94.8%	113.3%	19.8%

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