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19.2% higher in Rapid City, South Dakota
than in Bethel, Maine

Insurance cost

	Bethel, ME	Rapid City, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	97.7	128.2	100	31.2%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bethel, ME	Rapid City, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	97.7	102.6	100	5.0%
Heart Failure	104.2	100.3	100	3.7%
Hip Knee Replacement	88.4	101.6	100	14.9%
Pneumonia	94.1	100.4	100	6.7%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bethel, ME	Rapid City, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,537	$23,670	$23,281	5.0%
Heart Failure Hospital	$16,741	$16,115	$16,237	3.7%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,562	$22,498	$22,499	15.0%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,828	$16,888	$17,007	6.7%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bethel, ME	Rapid City, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-1.2%	-7.7%	3.1%	541.7%
2015-2016	4.4%	24.6%	12.5%	459.1%
2016-2017	14.9%	38.6%	57.9%	159.1%
2017-2018	52.7%	14.3%	19.0%	72.9%
2018-2019	-7.5%	6.9%	-2.2%	192.0%
Since 2014	67.4%	94.8%	113.3%	40.7%

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