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Health
1.6% higher in Pierre, South Dakota
than in Buffalo, New York

Insurance cost

	Buffalo, NY	Pierre, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	94.8	107.1	100	13.0%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Buffalo, NY	Pierre, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	99.1	98.7	100	0.4%
Heart Failure	94.8	93.7	100	1.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	100.6	82.6	100	17.9%
Pneumonia	103.6	87	100	16.0%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Buffalo, NY	Pierre, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$22,862	$22,772	$23,281	0.4%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,231	$15,051	$16,237	1.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$22,271	$18,297	$22,499	17.8%
Pneumonia Hospital	$17,416	$14,637	$17,007	16.0%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Buffalo, NY	Pierre, SD	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	10.8%	-7.7%	3.1%	171.3%
2015-2016	3.4%	24.6%	12.5%	623.5%
2016-2017	15.5%	38.6%	57.9%	149.0%
2017-2018	11.5%	14.3%	19.0%	24.3%
2018-2019	12.5%	6.9%	-2.2%	44.8%
Since 2014	65.9%	94.8%	113.3%	43.9%

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