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18.7% higher in Belle Fourche, South Dakota
than in Bellingham, Washington

Insurance cost

	Bellingham, WA	Belle Fourche, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	99.2	128.2	100	29.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bellingham, WA	Belle Fourche, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	95.2	102.6	100	7.8%
Heart Failure	97	97.2	100	0.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	85.3	96.5	100	13.1%
Pneumonia	94.4	97.4	100	3.2%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bellingham, WA	Belle Fourche, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,967	$23,670	$23,281	7.8%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,584	$15,622	$16,237	0.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,887	$21,369	$22,499	13.1%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,882	$16,374	$17,007	3.1%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bellingham, WA	Belle Fourche, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-17.9%	-7.7%	3.1%	57.0%
2015-2016	5.6%	24.6%	12.5%	339.3%
2016-2017	-1.6%	38.6%	57.9%	2,512.5%
2017-2018	38.3%	14.3%	19.0%	62.7%
2018-2019	13.4%	6.9%	-2.2%	48.5%
Since 2014	33.7%	94.8%	113.3%	181.3%

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