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Health
1.2% lower in Wichita, Kansas
than in Big Sky, Montana

Insurance cost

	Big Sky, MT	Wichita, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	113.4	101.5	100	10.5%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Big Sky, MT	Wichita, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	98.8	103.7	100	5.0%
Heart Failure	96	104.6	100	9.0%
Hip Knee Replacement	86.3	98.6	100	14.3%
Pneumonia	93	106.8	100	14.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Big Sky, MT	Wichita, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,805	$23,924	$23,281	4.9%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,433	$16,806	$16,237	8.9%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$19,110	$21,823	$22,499	14.2%
Pneumonia Hospital	$15,644	$17,958	$17,007	14.8%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Big Sky, MT	Wichita, KS	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	-5.5%	-4.6%	3.1%	16.4%
2015-2016	34.7%	15.8%	12.5%	54.5%
2016-2017	44.4%	42.4%	57.9%	4.5%
2017-2018	12.9%	37.8%	19.0%	193.0%
2018-2019	6.9%	6.6%	-2.2%	4.3%
Since 2014	121.7%	131.0%	113.3%	7.6%

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